Patricia Covault

Patricia (Patti) Ann Meyer Covault, 74, passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 after a tragic accident that took her life. She was born April 5, 1939 in West Alexandria, Ohio to Thomas and Evelyn Meyer.

Patti lived in West Alexandria all the way through high school. Upon graduation, she moved to Greenville, Ohio and started commuting to Dayton, Ohio to attend a junior college by the name of Miami-Jacobs to further her education.

Her dream was to become a flight attendant but learned that before she could apply, she needed two years of working experience with the public as part of their requirements. She applied for a secretarial job at athletic clothing manufacturer General Athletics, got the job, and this is where she met the love of her life, Bill, the owner’s son.

They were married April 15, 1961 and two years later their first daughter, Susan, was born. Bill was hired by Lake Central Airlines as an airline pilot in 1966, which took them to Indianapolis, Ind. and one year later, their second daughter, Linda, was born.

Patti became active in bridge club, the pilot’s wives club and learned how to start living without her mother, father and sister around her.

In 1970, Bill’s new job with Allegheny Airlines, which later became US Airways, moved them to a rural area in Clinton, about 35 miles west of Pittsburg, Pa. where they purchased a five-acre parcel of land to build their first home.

This is where her true adventure began. She learned to operate a chain saw, hunt deer and pheasant, plant a garden, can foods, maintain a septic tank, ride snowmobiles, water ski, sew, paint and ride the lawn mower. She did it all and still made sure she was always home when her girls got home.

In 1987, with much reluctance to leave her home and friends of so many years, Bill and Pat made Fountain Hills their new home.

She moved with that same attitude that she had made with her last two moves. So without having that familiarity of all of her neighbors whom happened to work for the same company, in one way or another, as Bill, or having known lots of parents from their daughters’ being in school, she was forced to embark on yet another new adventure ...meeting new friends.

They quickly joined the Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church and Patti took off. It was her time, after raising her children, to find her own place in the world. What made her feel the best was making the lives of others better.

She volunteered at church, organized the Friday schedules for Home Delivered Meals, was on a variety of committees, and hands down was the coordinator and facilitator of handling all of the tickets for the Fountain Hills Entertainment Concert Series held at the church since 2001.

She never wanted any recognition or praise for what she did; she just enjoyed doing for others.

There is no one she ever met that doesn’t remember her presence. She could light up a room by her smile, personality and warmth.

She made numerous phone calls, visits, sent cards, all to make someone else’s day a little brighter.

An unknown author writes, “Perhaps they are not the stars but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.”

Patti must be filling the sky with many openings because she was the happiest person on earth, so she’s carrying on that same spirit with her to heaven.

A memorial service will be held at the Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church on Friday, Jan. 17, at 10 a.m. A reception will follow in the fellowship center.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations in Pat’s name be made to the Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church, 13001 N. Fountain Hills Blvd., Fountain Hills, AZ 85268.