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Obituary- Werick, Jerome 2

Patrick’s Magnum Opus, however, was his music, and more importantly his “Grand Celtic Music Tour.” He and a handful of friends played Irish tunes at manors, festivals, theatres, homes, and even in the Kansas Capital—wherever there was an ear that wanted to hear and a voice that wanted to share in the music, Patrick was there. His list of instruments—all self-taught—is an eclectic mix: the tin whistle, the Scottish bagpipes, the Uillean pipes, the didgeridoo, the bombard, the cow bell, the ugly stick, and tapping shoes, to name a few. And the oddity, Patrick had never learned to read sheet music in his twenty years of playing.

While music and merriment were ever in his heart, his family was his soul. His love for his wife was immense, and spilled over to their children. Family vacations, which took them across the U.S. and Canada, were filled with tender memories. In his own home, this found its way into one of his favorite joys, enjoying beverages at the basement bar with his children. Patrick often came home with a bottle of ginger beer and he poured it out in tumblers for him and his children while listening to Irish pub music, and they would raise their glasses until bedtime.

In 2016 Patrick developed a great devotion to Saints Cosmas and Damian. He had contracted a sickness that had brought him to death’s door, but through the intercession of these doctor saints, he returned to health. To honor them, he built a special shrine in his home, and annually on their feastday, would open his house to anyone who also wanted to pay tribute to his saintly friends.

He leaves his seven children, Brendan, Grace, Anna, Brigid, Adelyn, Clare and Nellie, as a part of his legacy. Other survivors include his parents, Kevin and Carol Werick; his seven siblings, Aliisa Lund, Jason Werick, Anne Olivo, Maria Bruno, Joseph Werick, Miriam Wilson, and Mary Carroll.

Requiem Mass will be at 9:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at Assumption Chapel. Interment will be in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery. Patrick will lie in state at his home (514 N 4th St.) from 1:00 until 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 9, 2021. A rosary will be recited at 5:20 P.M. Tuesday at Assumption Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made at this link https://www.givesendgo.com/G2BZV .

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