Patrick Michael Walsen

hello!! Im Kayla Finedore, one of Mr. Walsen’s students. I was in his 7th grade class. I moved here around october 2020. He made me feel so welcome, i always looked forward to going to his class. I was going through some stuff at home and he was like a 2nd dad to me. When i heard of his passing i was devastated. I couldn’t even imagine how his family felt. He treated us like family. He had bought stuff for us for Christmas to brighten our moods a bit more, he had even bought a pride flag for the lgbtqia+ students in our classes. He was a huge Harry Potter fan and loved to talk about it, i loved listening to him go on and on about the things he knows about Harry Potter. As a fellow Ravenclaw, i’m proud to say i got to share the same house as the one and only Mr. Walsen. He had always treated us so kindly. I miss our fun fridays and beverage bucks. I still have them all. I also still have my Ratify sign, not sure why i loved it so much but the word Ratify just sounds amazing to me. He got me through 7th grade now i have to get myself through 8th. I think about him a lot, he was such a cool teacher, i mean spending your money on a bunch of teenagers? I know i wouldn’t have done that lol. Mr. Walsen was the best Social studies teacher EVER. Sending my prayers to him and his family, rest easy Mr. W.

Shared by kayla on 10/12/2021 9:45 PM

Jan, Mike and family, The Martinka family offers our deepest condolences on the loss of Patrick. I remember what a wonderful person Patrick was. You are all in our prayers. Jan Martinka

Shared by jan. martinka on 7/21/2021 8:16 PM

Dear Mrs. Walsen and family, I'm so sorry for your loss. I just happened to be watching this weekend's mass and they prayed for your son. Please know you're all in my prayers during this difficult time.

Shared by kathy oprenchak (nee oswald) on 7/18/2021 12:00 PM

My deepest condolences on the loss of your dear Patrick. I’m certain that Auntie Sharron has already had Friday pizza night with him.

Shared by maureen rosicky on 7/10/2021 3:45 PM

Hello Mike and Jan, I’m so sorry to hear about Patrick. It’s not supposed to happen like this. May God bless you and comfort you in your time of deep pain. I will continue to pray for you and the rest of your family.

Shared by bob kuldanek on 7/10/2021 1:16 PM

Dear Jan, Mike, Dan, and Megan, We were so sorry to hear about Patrick. Please know that we share your sadness. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Shared by monica and jay gyorke on 7/9/2021 2:17 PM

I am so sorry for the loss of your son Mrs. Walsen. May he Rest In Peace, my thoughts and prayers go to you and your family.

Shared by zayna abdelhadi on 7/8/2021 6:13 PM

I am very sorry for your loss. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

Shared by jay rosicky on 7/8/2021 9:31 AM

Jan and Michael so sorry for the loss of your beloved son. Megan and Dan so sorry for the loss of your brother. My thoughts and prayers are with your entire family.

Shared by andrew m d'amore on 7/8/2021 4:43 AM

Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We are so sorry for your great loss.

Shared by mick and donna holland on 7/7/2021 1:46 AM

There are no words to truly express how heartbroken we are for the loss of your son and brother. Our love prayers and support are with all of you forever. I Pam was so blessed to have Patrick as my Godson and for as long as I live, I will never stop praying and Loving him. God bless you and welcome you with open arms to heaven.

Shared by kevin and pamela reith on 7/6/2021 8:57 PM

I am so sorry for the sudden loss of Pat. He was a well liked and respected member of our school family. Pat always had a friendly greeting when I saw him and a great rapport with his students. He will be dearly missed by all of us at Saunemin Elementary.

Shared by karen froelich on 7/6/2021 6:39 PM

I am so sorry for your loss. You have my deepest sympathy.

Shared by kathy white on 7/6/2021 6:07 PM

I am so sorry for the loss of Pat. He was such a wonderful person and teacher. I loved our conversations during our time as study hall supervision, and the fun times we all had together at school. Saunemin will not be the same. He was loved by his School Family, and of course the students.

Shared by carolyn austin on 7/6/2021 2:42 PM

So sorry for your loss. He was loved by the students he met at Saunemin. He had a passion for teaching. It was a shock to us all. I met him a few times at school. I'm so glad he came to our little town to teach. Even in that short time he did so much. Plus a time of Covid which made things harder. He will be missed by the teachers, the students, the Administration and the school board which I am on. Thank you for sharing this special man with our children. He will not be forgotten by Saunemin Grade School.

Shared by william stevenson on 7/6/2021 11:44 AM

I am so sorry for your loss of Pat. I taught with Pat and we became fast friends! I loved leaving his favorite treats on his desk each week. He would call me his school mom and he would make me laugh! I loved watching him become so attached to his students as he called them “his kids”. As this school year ended, I sent him a text telling him how lucky Saunemin was to have him and told him he was an awesome teacher! Thank you for sharing Pat with us! We were blessed to know him! God bless you all!

Shared by shannon roahrig on 7/6/2021 11:10 AM

Deepest sympathy over the loss of your dear son Patrick. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of loss.

Shared by tom and lucile nichol on 7/6/2021 2:09 AM

I am very sorry for your loss, Patrick was taken from you much too soon.

Shared by jeff hartigan on 7/5/2021 7:59 PM

Our prayers and sympathy over the loss of Patrick. We regret we cannot attend his wake or funeral because we will be in Wyoming until June 14.

Shared by phil and carolyn hammerschmitt on 7/5/2021 7:44 PM