Pat Leary Gribbon

Pat Gribbon, 81, of Yarmouth, Maine passed away on July 4, 2024, with his loving family by his side. Pat, son of Raymond and Agnes Gribbon, was born in Waterbury, CT, grew up on Laurel Beach in Milford and spent most of his life as a Stratford resident. He graduated from Notre Dame-West Haven before being called to serve in the Air Force in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Vietnam and the Philippines (’64-’68). Pat returned to the U.S. via the U.K. with (his family would say “Of course”) a new MG sports car. Pat graduated from UCONN, where he met his wife, Anne. He remained a loyal UCONN fan for the rest of his life, reveling in their basketball victories. Anne and Pat were married for 48 years and were the proud parents of a son, James, and daughter, Jessica. He happily participated in his children’s activities, including camping with the Boy Scouts (where he was named Grand Poo-Bah in charge of better camping food), YMCA father-daughter groups, their sports endeavors and football games at their colleges. Pat enjoyed entertaining family and friends at home, eating good food, playing golf with his buddies, volunteering with Stratford organizations, relaxing on beaches and…Oh, how he loved cars! He was always ready to purchase the latest, fastest car and even participated in club races at Lime Rock Park. Pat was an accomplished businessman, excelling in sales and marketing at several companies before purchasing his own small business, Paperwork Products Company, which designed and sold business forms. Pat is survived by his wife, Anne; son, James; daughter, Jessica (husband David Joyce), granddaughters Hailey and Teagan Joyce; brother, Jim Gribbon (wife Beth); sister, Rayellen Martelon (husband Jeff); and many nieces and nephews. Burial took place at the Southern Maine Memorial Veterans Cemetery on July 17. A memorial service will be held at the First United Church of Christ, Congregational in Milford, CT on September 7 at 11 a.m. Fair winds and following seas, Pat The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to: Save the Sound, savethesound.org, or The Assoc. for Frontotemporal Degeneration, theaftd.org.