Pat was a Jubilee House Community member, since 1987 with her surviving sister, Kathy. She was the counselor in our Nueva Vida Clinic. She was the clerk of the Managua Friends Meeting. She was Kathy’s sister, and together they were partners/friends/family for their lives.
Pat was gifted in crafts of all kinds. And in small ways and big ways, Pat served as our:
- Ear for when we needed to talk
- Caregiver of the Community children
- Teacher of the Community children
- Coffee maker
- Pet caregiver
- Gluer/mender
- Welcoming person for volunteers
- Driver of the Community children to school
- Craft teacher
- Vision checker and eye glasses finder and maker
- Inspiration for many
- And a compassionate counselor for so many hurting and in need
- Plus, so much more
So now we make our own coffee. We try our hand at gluing and mending. We make sure the volunteers are properly welcomed and we try to listen better to each other. But filling that need at the clinic is outside our scope of expertise. Dr. Dominga Soto has volunteered for the past year serving this need.
We are setting up a Pat Floerke Memorial Fund to hire Dr. Soto to come five mornings a week. The need is great and growing. We are going to mark the therapy room in memory of Pat. Please help by committing to a recurring monthly gift or contributing a one-time gift. I think Pat would be pleased that we are keeping her vital work going.
-Kathleen
