Patrick Floyd
1938 - 2021
Patrick Floyd entered into heaven on June 3, 2021 in Peoria, Arizona. His final resting place will be Mt. Olivet, Great Falls, Montana.
He was born in 1938 in Chinook, Montana to Arthur Daniel Floyd and Barbara Eleanor Mantz, who died about 3 years later. He was raised by the Sisters of Providence at St. Thomas Orphans Home, Great Falls, Montana, completed high school at Great Falls Central High and St. Edwards Seminary, Kenmore, WA and graduated 1965 from the College of Great Falls with a bachelors degree in Math and Chemistry.
Survivors include his wife Diane Nestlebush, Sun City, AZ; his daughter Terilyn Floyd-Carney; his son Keith Floyd, Concho, AZ; his sister, Sister Maureen Floyd, Hartford, CT; and grandchildren Ashley, Aaron, Conner, Daton, Justin, Lexie, Logan; and great-grandchildren Kaiya and Karsen; and many nieces and nephews. Patrick enjoyed living in the Blaine Birch Bay area 1989 to 2009. In retirement he moved to Sun City, AZ.
His greatest satisfaction throughout his careers was working with people. In retirement he truly enjoyed listening to first graders read at Alta Loma Elementary School, Peoria, AZ as a member of a team of volunteers from the First Presbyterian Church in Sun City. He was a teacher at heart.
