G. Patrick Walsh Jr. 1937-2023

Patrick was born July 2, 1937, in Youngstown, a son of George P. and Helen M. Walsh, and was a lifelong area resident. He was a 1955 graduate of Ursuline High School and a 1960 graduate of the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering.

Patrick was a senior research engineer for Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. and a management information analyst for WCI Steel in Warren, from where he retired in 2000, after 40 years in the steel industry.

He was a member of St. Charles Church, Youngstown Saxon Club, Lowellville Rod and Gun Club, the National Management Association and a certified manager for the Institute of Certified Professional Managers.

Patrick was an avid hunter, hunting big game out West and in South Africa. He enjoyed pheasant and waterfowl hunting trips with his son, Patrick, and nephew, Timothy Walsh; and fishing with his grandson, Dillon Walsh. Patrick spent many years coaching his daughters’ softball and soccer teams and he was an umpire for Boardman Little League Baseball and an OHSAA and FIFA-certified soccer referee.

His wife, Carole Ann Taafe Walsh, whom he married May 28, 1966, died June 4, 2007.

He leaves two daughters, Colleen (Eric) Doshna of Waterford, Conn. and Maureen (Peggy Yehl) Walsh of Upper Sandusky; son, Patrick (Kris) Walsh of Ravenna; four grandchildren, Jordana Doshna, and Dillon, Alexis and Kelsey Walsh.

Besides his wife and his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, H. Thomas Walsh Sr.; and a sister, Elinor Ann Vance.

Friends and family may call 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 2, 2023, at the Fox Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2023, at St. Charles Church, 7345 Westview Drive, Boardman, OH 44512, celebrated by the Rev. Matthew Humerickhouse.

Interment will take place in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Edward J. Fox and Sons Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman. Family and friends of Patrick may visit www.foxfuneralhome.org to view this obituary and to leave condolences for the Walsh family.

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