Simply CremationPatrick D. Stahl
Patrick Duane Stahl, 66, of Goodyear, Arizona, passed away at home on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. He was surrounded by his wife and children.
A memorial service will be held at Canyon View High School on Saturday, August 5th at 10:00am. The address is 6024 N Perryville Rd, Waddell, AZ, 85355. His son, Pastor Michael Stahl is officiating. If you wish to send flowers, please send them to the address listed above the morning of the memorial by 8:30am.
Patrick loved his family very much. He was brilliant with numbers and an eloquent writer. He was a huge Arizona sports fan, and the patriarch of a super competitive family. Whether he was playing two on two basketball with his wife and kids, dominating the pickleball court, or playing Yahtzee, Patrick played to win. He loved to be active, travel, read, eat chocolate, and serve others.
Patrick’s faith was so strong. He served the church faithfully much of his life. His love for the Lord shined bright. Even amid the most awful circumstances, he never ceased to praise Him.
Patrick was born to Harold and LaVerne Stahl on June 8, 1957, in Detroit, Michigan. He moved to Arizona when he was 18 years old to attend Arizona State University—go Devils! He earned his bachelor’s degree in business and later completed his MBA. He married Mary Stahl on March 13, 1982. He had a daughter Courtney (Heiden), and a son Michael (Stahl). He enjoyed a successful career in finance, offered tax services, coached basketball and softball, and tutored students in math.
He was preceded in death by both parents. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Mary; two children: Courtney (husband Richard) Heiden of Litchfield Park, AZ and Michael (wife Kristen) Stahl of Litchfield Park, AZ; sister Pamela Wojtkun of San Tan Valley, AZ; and grandchildren Madeleine, Easton, Knox, Nash, and Quinn.
He was so loved by everyone who knew him and will be greatly missed. His legacy will live on through those he loved the most. Dementia did not win. Patrick is whole again and standing face to face with Jesus.
Mary & Courtney – please accept my deepest condolences for the loss of Mr. Stahl.
Thank you for entrusting Simply Cremation to care for his final arrangements. May your memories of him bring you and your family comfort during this difficult time.
Pat,
It was my pleasure to know you, serve alongside you and love you!
Until we meet again
Patrick was a wonderful friend of ours and we will miss him greatly. He is whole again and no longer suffering. He is in the presence of Jesus. Praying for the entire Stahl family. We love you all and will be here through this difficult time.
Ed and Sharlene Fleming
My deepest condolences to Patrick’s entire family.
Sending love and prayers to your entire family. So sorry for your loss.
Pat was my best friend growing up in Michigan. We did everything together. We both loved sports and were both quite competitive.
Our backyards were kitty corner to each other, so it was easy to get together. I had four brothers, and a pool in the back yard, and he would often join us to swim.
But most of our time together was spent at his house.
We played basketball against each other using the net on his garage.
We played ping pong in his basement.
We played table hockey and we even had teams drafted on paper so that each player on the wooden “ice” was a real NHL player.
Total sports geeks, we were.
Then we would get my brothers and friends and play baseball in the sandlot across the road nearby.
Great times. Pat’s mother was a sweetheart
and treated me like her own son.
His father would often drive us to the mall across town which we loved.
His older sister Pam was always nice to me.
We had so much in common that my unusual first name was Pat’s middle name.
I was sad after he told me after we graduated from high school that he was moving to Arizona to attend Arizona State University, and that his family would be moving there soon.
A great memory was our friend Steve and I taking a road trip the following summer to visit Pat in Arizona, in 1976. I was 18 years old, 6 months younger than Pat.
He had a place on Mill Avenue in Tempe, just south of ASU, when the town was just beginning to be developed. It looked far differently than it does now.
I visited him a couple of years later and we went to an ASU football game, and a random photo of us in the stands ended up on the cover of a Sun Devil publication.
After that, distance and circumstances kept us apart. I did get to meet Mary when they made a trip back to Michigan.
I tried to connect in recent years when I spent time in Phoenix, but sadly, we never got together.
I never got the chance to meet Courtney nor Michael.
I did keep in touch with Pat on social media.
Of course, I was very saddened to hear of Pat’s illness later in life. It seemed so unfair for such a good man.
Pat, thank you for your beloved friendship and enhancing my young life. We had great times together, and wonderful memories, which I reminisce about often.
What I would do to just once more play basketball HORSE against you in your back yard. You usually won, because you were a better shooter than me. But I loved the challenge of trying to beat you.
My deepest condolences to Mary, Courtney, Michael, Pam and his grandchildren on his much too soon passing from this life.
But I have no doubt where Pat is right now.
He is in paradise with the Lord, where there is no illness, no loneliness, no pain, no suffering.
Only love.
Until we meet again my friend, I wish you Godspeed from this earth to your reward in Heaven.
Duane
Mary – the Higgins family- Marcus, Michael and Jennifer offer our sincere condolences for your family. Pat and you were such an important influence on my son and daughter when they were teenagers. Our thoughts and prayers are with you today at Pat’s memorial service. Parting lasts a while, but the reunion lasts forever.
Mary, Courtney and Michael, I am deeply sorry for the loss of Pat. He was such a gracious person. I know you are all relieved that he is no longer suffering and is now rejoicing. I just found out and was very shocked. Please know you are all in my thoughts.