Patti Sakowski
1955-11-13 2009-01-02Sakowski, Patricia Louise 11/13/1955 - 1/2/2009 Patricia Louise Sakowski, 53, of Des Moines, Wash., passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2009. A public memorial service for Patti will be held at noon Saturday, Nov. 14, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, 3713 Harwood Rd, Bedford, Father Phil Johnson celebrant. Patti was born Nov. 13, 1955, at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas, attended public schools in Arlington, graduated from Arlington High School, class of 1974, and attended Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. She enjoyed being an AHS Varsity Cheerleader, and was a member of the National Honor Society. In May 1976, Patti graduated from the American Airlines Training Center in Fort Worth, where she began her 32-year career as a flight attendant with American Airlines on the international routes from California and Washington state to Tokyo, Japan, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Patti was number eight of 11 children, and was preceded in death by her parents, Peter C. Sakowski, Sr. and Emily C. (Waclawski) Sakowski of Arlington. Her siblings, Peter Sakowski Jr. and wife, Ann, of Arlington, Wanda and Jim Beymer of Franklin, N.C., Mike Sakowski, M.D., and wife, Kay, of Arlington, Paul Sakowski and wife, Jan, of Plano, Darlene and George Donovan of Arlington, Christine Trani of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mannya and George Haltom, D.D.S., of Glenwood Springs, Colo., John and Nancy Sakowski of Dallas, Greg and Gwen Sakowski of Arlington, Carol and Bill Jusko of Tabernacle, N.J.; and many nieces and nephews.
Published in Dallas Morning News on November 8, 2009
Patti and I became really close friends as cheerleaders. She was such a beautiful girl, and had a great sense of humor! We will miss her always.
tribute by Laura Petersen (Hartley)