From Trials to Triumph: Becoming a Beacon of Hope

Patrick threw himself into a range of activities, from Little League baseball to football, swimming, skating, and gymnastics.

He also studied the violin, sang in the school choir, and took on lead roles in school plays. He wanted to do everything, and he did so with relentless determination.

“He wanted to do everything,” Patsy later said. “He was a skater, a swimmer, involved in all the Little League sports, baseball, football, studied dancing every day, played the violin, sang in the school choir, did the leads in the school plays from junior high up. I guess you could call him hyper, but he just had to be busy all the time.”