Patricia Lee Joslin, born April 7, 1949 and died December 21, 2003. Beloved wife, mother, sister and friend, she was preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. (Buck) Rogers. Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband Robert Lee Joslin, Sr., twin brother Mike Rogers, brother Bob Rogers, sister Billye Nestel, Mama Henri Rogers, children Robert Lee Jr., Cary Dale, Hollis Gordon, Tiffany Dawn and Damon Lamar, 12 grandchildren and many nieces (especially Dawna Jean with her loving care and support), nephews, cousins, family and friends. Pat was a strong force in our family – a Christian, a devoted wife, a caring, dependable mother, sister and friend. Everyone was a better person for knowing her and she will be missed by all whose lives she touched. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2003, at Crosier Pearson Mayfield funeral home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 24, 2004, at Westside Church of Christ in Cleburne. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Chemistry (817) 272-3171 in the name of Patricia Joslin.
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I share in the sorrow for the loss of a sweet spirited lady. I will always remember your smile and kind heart. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends that have lost a true angel on earth. I know you are no longer here with us in person, but we’ll all get to see you again some day.
Love,
Robyn
It’s hard to believe it’s been 9 years. You’ve been on my mind more lately; I suspect I know why.
It doesn’t feel like so many years have passed since I heard the advice you gave to Jennie at Christmastime…or how I cried and cried at your and my dad’s surprise 30th birthday party because, at 9, 30 just seemed old, and I wanted to keep y’all young for as long as possible…or when I used to lay in the bathroom floor watching you get ready for work, in awe of all the time you spent on your hair, like you were creating a work of art. I felt like a beauty queen when people would tell me I looked like you “especially in the eyes”..
I always thought you were beautiful, but today I felt panicky because I couldn’t remember your face…not like I used to. I saw your picture just now, here, and it made me cry. You really were that beautiful, Aunt Pat.
I never remember a time – not one – seeing you upset, angry, or really anything other than having a smile. People say that, don’t they? When someone is gone. I know I’ve heard a lot of people say that, after someone has died, but I sure don’t know a lot of people that’s true about. Maybe people are just being nice, or simply choosing to remember the best parts, the way they want to remember someone. In your case, I actually really tried to remember something else, anything, other than kind eyes and a smile. But the smile was all I could see. Gosh, that and your laugh! No one ever had a laugh like yours! The kind that when you hear it you can’t help but start laughing, too – even if you don’t know what was so funny.
My kids are getting big. I miss them and they haven’t even left home yet…but will soon. Dad seems happier now than he has in years. He’s lost a lot of people he loved over the years, so many of them the people he held most dear. I have to imagine losing his twin was the hardest. So seeing him happy now is good. And me…you and I had a conversation a long time ago where you told me to let go of everything. I finally did. Thank you…
<3,
Terre