Lasting Memories
Orlin Mark Patnaude
1958-July 6, 2010
Palo Alto, California
Orlin Mark Patnaude, 52, a former resident of Palo Alto, died July 6, 2010.
He was born in Palo Alto in 1958. He grew up in Los Altos Hills and graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School in 1977. After high school, he attended Butte College and then transferred to Hayward State, where he enjoyed playing on the soccer team. Beyond college, he followed in his father's footsteps and entered the world of electronics, building transformers.
He moved to Belcourt, N.D., in 2001. His hobbies were sports. He loved playing and watching soccer, football, baseball, tennis, golf, surfing and skiing.
He was a happy-go-lucky, fun-loving guy, loved ones said. Always with a smile on his face, he enjoyed nothing more than spending time with family and friends, who will lovingly miss him and his happy demeanor, they added.
He is survived by his mother Patricia Patnaude of Belcourt, N.D.; stepdaughter Misty Morris of Antioch; wife Susan Patnaude of French Camp; sister Alisa Patnaude of San Francisco; brother Bruce Patnaude of French Camp; brother Donald Patnaude of Belcourt, N.D.; and three nieces.
June 10, 2019
I just spoke to Alisa, my classmate and former neighbor, and she mentioned that Mark her older brother had passed. I think she had mentioned earlier that Janice had transitioned previously. I probably met all the children, but knew Donald and Alisa better than the ones senior to me. God bless. I may be confusing Mark and Bruce but sometime during college my parents were away and Marsh McCall (zl) Steve Cohen Eric Cohen Dan Adams played a party, under the false name Marsh and The Mellows, and Mark and some of his friends were drawn by the noise and joined our party.