Patrick James Fogel, age 72, of Floral City, FL passed away at Citrus Memorial Hospital on January 10, 2019. Pat was born on December 13, 1946 to the late Frank James and Mattie (Faulkner) Fogel, in Detroit City, MN and raised in Maysville, KY, where he graduated college in three years with a bachelors degree. Pat also proudly served seven years in the US Army. In 1989 he relocated to Floral City from St. Petersburg. A complete car nut, he was affectionately known as the “MOPAR Man”. He was also an accomplished drag car racer, his love of building hot rods is his lasting legacy as was his love of being a teacher. Pat received a Teacher of the Year Award first at Cypress Creek Academy in Lecanto and then again the following year at the Renaissance Center. He truly loved being a teacher and mentor to his students, whether it was in the classroom or helping teach kids how to work on cars. Pat was a kind and generous man who would give the shirt off his back to anyone in need and was an advocate for children’s charities. An outdoorsman, he loved the Florida heat, fishing and his critters both wild and domestic. Pat will be remembered for his generosity, intelligence and a sense of humor that was incomparable. His children will remember him as the most loving and wonderful father anyone could ever ask for.
Those left to mourn Pat’s passing include his daughters: Sarah Farkus (Fogel) husband Duane and grandson Tanner, of Lake Panasoffkee, FL; Ashley King (Fogel) husband Mike and granddaughter Kylie of Inverness, FL; Amber Ladd (Fogel) and grandson Aidan, of Hilliard, OH; son, James Fogel and wife, Bridget, granddaughters, Savannah and Elzabeth and grandson, Brian of Tarpon Springs, FL; brothers: Rick, John and Dave Fogel; sister, Kathy. Cremation care is under the direction of the Chas E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness, FL.
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