Welch

Patrick Duane Welch was born in Houston on March 16, 1945 to Herman Leon Welch and Annie Lee Menke Welch.

Pat passed on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at home near Round Top with family at his side.

He is survived by his wife, Ginny Elverson Welch; his daughters, Virginia Lee Welch and Lizzy Elverson Welch; his brothers, William C. Welch and wife Lucille, Charlie L. Welch and wife Mary, Jay Thomas and Rosie Thomas; his cousin, Dottie St. Claire and husband Bobby Hill; nephews, Will Welch and wife Mandy, Nick Welch and wife Kristin, Brandon Welch and wife Alicia, and Travis Welch and wife Sara, Sarah Gill and husband Derek, Hannah Dahl and husband David; and 14 grand nieces and nephews; and brother-in-law, Devitt Elverson.

Pat attended Lamar High School in Houston and graduated from Deerfield High School in Chicago, Ill. in 1965. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches in 1969, and received his MBA from Houston Baptist University in 1984.

Pat worked for Lumberman’s Association in Austin, Brown & Root in Houston, McGuirt Realty in Houston, Houston Association of Credit Managers, was Office Manager for Robin Elverson, Realtors, and Coldwell Banker in Houston.

Pat moved his family to Moab, Utah and lived there from May 1995 to September 2000. While there, he was Executive Director for Seekhaven, a community family services center. In 2000, Pat was recruited back to Texas where he served as Executive Director for Austin Habitat for Humanity. From there, he served at El Buen Samaritano as its Executive Director and then as Supervisor of Grants at Texas State Parks. He and his family retired to Round Top where they lived at the family farm, Walnut Hill Farms, and Pat worked for The Winedale Historical Cetner, a division of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas in Austin.

The family would like to thank all their loving friends and family for the incredible support they gave during Pat’s illness, especially Josh Crowder; and caregivers at Brazos Valley Hospice.

He was an amazing husband and father; kind, loving and always concerned for others. He had a quiet sense of humor that always made his daughters laugh.

Due to the coronavirus and out of respect for others’ health, the family will not be holding a public Memorial Service, but a very small immediate-family only Memorial Service at home.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Winedale Historic Center at 3738 FM 2714, Round Top, TX 78954 in his name.