Patrick Jo “PJ” Beecher, age 12, of Caledonia passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, July 18th, 2021. Patrick was born on June 5th, 2009, to Linda Feely in Kenosha. He was educated at Olympia-Brown Elementary School where his light and humor was felt by everyone who met him. Patrick had a great imagination; he was extremely intelligent, and it showed. Whether it was in his drawings, his love of video games or his animated videos he made, everyone could see his creativity. Patrick’s personality lit up a room and he was loved by everyone who knew him. He will be deeply missed by everyone.
He was preceded in death by, his grandmother, Sandra Beecher and two cousins, Anthony Zabler and Michael Tambornino.
Patrick is survived by, his mother, Linda Feely; two sisters, Amanda Lee and Breana Feely; a brother, Jacob (Cassie) Gjerswald; two nieces, Lydia Mines and Skylar Gjerswald; three nephews, Alex Meddy, Joshua Peronto and Ryder Gjerswald ; his grandpa, Leslie Beecher; four aunts, Gail (Kha Viet) Mai and JoAnn (Jason) Therkelsen who were also his godmothers and Judi (Duane) Williams and Carrie (James) Schleicher as well as other family and many friends.
A memorial service for Patrick will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 26th, 2021, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (4340 – 6 Mile Road). A visitation will be held on Monday at the church from 10:00 A.M. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the family in Patrick’s memory would be appreciated. Patrick’s family would like to ask anyone attending to please wear some form of red in Patrick’s memory, as it was his favorite color.
