In Memory

Patricia Gallagher

Patricia Ann Gallagher, age 67 of Plymouth, passed away on September 27, 2019. She was born on November 9, 1951 to the late Peter and Mary Gallagher. She is survived by her beloved husband of 44 years, Alan Warbelow. Paddy is the loving mother of daughters Sarah Gallagher Warbelow (Karl Nelson), Anna Gallagher Warbelow (Alison Smith), Rachel Gallagher Warbelow, Mary Gallagher Warbelow (Conor McMeel), and Laura Gallagher Warbelow. Nana to June, Ian, Jack, Henry and Eleanor. Dearest sister to Thomas and Josephine Gallagher, Hugh and Debbie Gallagher and Rita and Mark Magdowski.

Paddy grew up in Dearborn Michigan and raised her family in Rosedale Park, Detroit and Plymouth. She was a committed school social worker for over 35 years and changed the lives of numerous children over her career. She was a loyal friend, dedicated mentor, passionate educator, and fierce democrat. She loved drinking coffee, reading, watching MSNBC and Hallmark movies, talking politics, decorating her home for holidays, and spending summers with her children and grandchildren in Northern Michigan.

She touched and inspired the lives of so many, and her love and passion will live on in the memories of all those who knew her.