Pat died in Clearwater on November 24, 2016. Her obituary is at:
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/clearwater-fl/patricia-parke-7183490

Earlier, she wrote: Hi from Clearwater, Florida, my home since 1979. Got tired of the ice and cold and figured I would beat the rush to a Florida retirement. I spent 23 years with the Pinellas County (Florida) Sheriff's Office first as a CSI, then as a Detective and finally spent the last few years as the Administrative Corporal in the Law Enforcement Training Section. After a total of 40 years in the work force here and in Montgomery County. I retired a bit early to care for my parents who both lived to be 87.