William Allen Patty, Jr.

William Allen Patty, Jr., was born in 1936 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died peacefully at home on July 26, 2021. William (Billy) was the son of Mildred Flock Patty and William Allen Patty, older brother of Barbara Patty Maneé and predeceased by his older sister, Nancy Jane Patty.

In his younger years, Billy enjoyed sports and played tennis, football, baseball, and was the goalie for the Brooks School ice hockey team. He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1961, Billy married Katharine French Evans. Their children are Katharine Patty Warden (Richard), Eleanor Patty Kennedy (Michael), and William Allen Patty, III (Eliot). In time, there were six grandchildren; Hart, Nelson, Grace, Andrew, William (Liam), Eliza and a great-granddaughter, Eloise (Rowe).

In 1970, he married Isabella Hayes Sommerhoff and they have a daughter, Isabella Patty Bessert (Mark) and two more grandsons, Luke and Reed. Last fall, Billy and Baba celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary.

Billy served in the United States Marine Corps. Part of his service was a wonderful year in Japan. He worked in finance and began his career in New York City. After moving his family to Philadelphia, he worked there until he joined the Wilmington Trust in 1970. His lifelong passion was working in his garden amongst his collection of trees and with his fish pond.

A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of William A. Patty, Jr. will be held at Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Saturday August 7, 2021 at 2:00 pm.