Patricia Diehl - Obituary

atricia “Pat” Kay Diehl, of Upper Marlboro, passed away on Saturday, July 14, in Lanham after battling lung cancer for several months. She was 67. Born in Maysville, KY, she attended school in Lexington, graduating from Henry Clay High School in 1962. She continued her education in Washington, DC at the George Washington University, where she was president of Kappa Kappa Gamma, and graduated in 1966. In 1967, she married James “Jim” Diehl. Pat was a military wife, mother, and homemaker and was once appointed ‘Kentucky Colonel’ by the Governor of Kentucky. Pat was a director of music, held the position of choir director at Hope Presbyterian Church in Mitchellville for over 25 years, and was a member of the Southern Maryland Gospel Choir in Lexington Park. She enjoyed gospel music, singing, playing the piano and the flute, participating in choir and the marching band, teaching, mentoring, and encouraging committed performers to do their best. She also loved taking care of and nurturing her frail cat, Tommy Two. Pat is preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Maude Dryden. Mrs. Diehl is survived by her husband, Jim Diehl; Capt. Bill (Nok) Diehl of Arlington, VA and John (Jenn) Diehl of Salt Lake City, UT; four grandchildren, Joseph Diehl of Asheville, NC, Jackson, Henry, and Rainey Diehl, all of Salt Lake City, UT. A memorial service will be held on Friday July 20 at 10am at Hope Presbyterian Church, 1100 Enterprise Road, Mitchellville 20721. Interment Fairview Cemetery, in Westfield, NJ at a later date. Memorial donations in Pat’s name may be made to Hope Presbyterian Church at the above address or the American Cancer Society, 1041 MD Rt 3 North, Gambrills, MD 21054.