Patrick Lewis Lyons, 51, passed away on December 21, 2015 at Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor, Florida. Patrick was born on March 18, 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida to Edward Inman and adopted by Robert Shoemaker, and mother: Lyndia Berlin.
He served in the United States Navy during the Gulf War from 1987 to 1996 as an aviation structural mechanic. Among his decorations are three meritorious unit commendations, national defense service medal, armed forces expeditionary medal, three Navy Battle “E” ribbons, two Navy achievement medals, three good conduct awards.He enjoyed fishing, shooting at the range, traveling, and dancing. His family remembers him as a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He will be missed.
He is survived by a loving wife, Gabby Lyons, of Oldsmar, Florida; sons Garrett Shoemaker, Courtney Szucs, and Christopher Szucs; daughter’s Kara Altman, Ashleigh Shoemaker, DeLaney Lyons, and Cassandra Szucs; brother Shawn Shoemaker, sister Julie Inman and four grandchildren Kaylee Szucs, Kyler Szucs, Gabriella Stelzer, and Clayton Altman.
Services will be held at Bay Pines National Cemetery at 1:30 pm, Friday, January 22, 2016.
My dear nephew, you will be missed. My prayers go out to all. May God Bless and watch over you during this time. God Bless
Son, you have been a joy to us since the day you were born. Your passing leaves a great ache in our hearts. We will miss your smile, your laughter, and your funny sense of humor. You will always be in our hearts, our dreams, and our prayers. Rest in peace son, we love you and will miss you so very much.
Go with all our love son
Mom and Dad
Our love, thoughts, and prayers are with you and all the family.
Cousin, thanks for all the wonderful memories over the years. I will hold this close and always remember them. May god watch over all during this difficult time. Prayers going out and much love to all. God Bless you! Please watch over us all!
My dear nephew Pat you will be miss so much may GOD Bless your family and your Mom and Dad ( BOB ) who took care of you I will always love you Prayers go out to ALL
Prayers sent to both families.Pat love you and will miss you.Remembering you as a baby and growing up into the man you became.I know you had a loving welcome into heaven.
Gaby I am so sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and the family.
Pat, you will be missed by all that knew you. I will always remember the memories of my childhood and you being my big cousin. I know you are dancing in heaven with grandma and grandpa and probably wearing those snake skin boots :). My prayers and thoughts are with your wife, kids, grandkids, sister and brother and parents!! RIP, cousin… until we see each other again… fly high. Love you always, Shaye
R.I.P Pat…I will hold all my memories of you close to my heart..My prayers and love go out to all that loved you. Now our family has another Angel to watch over us. Give Grandma and Grandpa a hug and kiss for me… You cousin will be missed but never forgotten.
Hey Patrick, we never got to really get to know each other as we could have but when i got to talk to you i felt at home and it was always fun. You and i had so much in common it was crazy.Cassandra and i are in shock and cant believe this has happened and Gabriella keeps asking “wheres grandpa daddy?” And i tell her your hanging out with God and the Angels cooking up some good food on the grille up there and showing God how to make those really hot peppers you used to make. LOVE YOU AND Always in our Hearts. LOVE,
WILL,CASSIE,AND GABRIELLA
Rest in peace my cousin. You always were my big / older cousin and brother. I remember being the bat boy for the other team and hoping my cousin would hit the winning run. Running around Mcclenny as a little one watching ball games, eating snow cones, seeing you care for Julie after she recieved a “shiners and saying to myself” now that’s a good brother”. And yes there were the times when I was older when you congratulated me on my graduation and said simply “you did it”. Such simple words that meant so much.
My former brother in law, so many memories… It would be unfair to pick just one… So, I thank you… I thank you for my niece Kara and my great nephew Clay. Without you, I wouldn’t have my handsome Clay-Bug in my life! You will be missed.. Til we meet again!!!!!
Pat, we only knew each other a short time, but I knew you were a man of honor and integrity. My prayers are with your family that you leave behind and may you watch over them; may your memory give them peace and your eternal love bring them comfort. Godspeed and God bless, my friend!!
Patrick, how proud I was to hold you for the first time in the hospital, I was proud to see you grow into a great young man. I was proud of you when I received notice in June of 1981 of your achievements published in the “Who’s Who among American High Scool Students”. I was proud of you when you joined the Navy. I was Proud to hear your voice “Dad it’s a girl and her name is Kara, it’s a girl and her name is Ashley, I have a son and his name is Garrett, and I have a new step daughter and her name is Delaney” and you loved them allvery much. I was very proud when you said “Dad, i’ve found the Lord”, I love you Pat; I’ll see you again someday. Your Father (Edward Lewis Inman)
Gabby my condolences go out to you and your family. Words cannot express the sadness. I pray for your family in this difficult time. May God bless you and give you strength.
Denise Lebron from TFHC-CBHC
so sorry bout your loss he will be greatly missed may i ask what he died from gaby i just send this please dont get mad at me for asking my thoughts and prayers are going out to you and your family
Gaby, I met him only a few times at our company Christmas parties, but you can see the love he had for you, I pray that the Lord gives you courage to endure this pain that you and your family are suffering. The pain will go away and the memories will stay in your heart forever. Thank you to him for fighting for our freedom he was a hero.
May he rest in peace in the arms of our Lord and savior .
Gaby, Cassie and Delaney. – we are so sorry for your unexpected loss. Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. Prayers for you to help you get through this. Love. Lisa, Bob and Rachel
Gaby, Cassie and Delaney. – we are so sorry for your unexpected loss. Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. Prayers for you to help you get through this. Love. Lisa, Bob and Rachel
Patrick, you will always be remembered. You made our time living in the apts. in Oldsmar enjoyable. I loved seeing how deeply you felt for Gaby, how proud you always were of your “lady bug” and hearing stories of how much you missed and cared about your other children. You were too young to go but it is affirmation that we can’t choose our time. You are missed and loved.
To all of you who loved Patrick and were part of his daily life, please accept my condolences for your terribly sad loss. I haven’t seen Patrick since he was a darling boy and moved from New York to Florida but I’m so glad he turned into such a fine man, loved by so many. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Ruth Lewis
Cousin to Ed Inman
Homer, NY
Gaby, Dale and I are so sorry for your loss. Listening to his jokes or when he calls me squirrel. May he Rest in Peace. He will be missed by everyone that knew him
I offer my condolences to your whole family, it is a terrible loss for you all. I will send prayers to ease your hurt at the loss of such a wonderful heroic man!
You will be missed Patrick! You were a great dad to my niece! Gaby our prayer are with you always.
Even though I only got to meet him once for a short time but he made a great impression on me. I am glade he has been Gabys husband and Delaneys father. What a wonderful man. God bless you turning this heart breaking time. God will see you through it. Love always
Pat,
I have a lot of fond memories of my Navy days and you were a big part of it!!! I will cherish those memories forever. You will be missed!!!! I’m sending prayers out to your family!!! R.I.P My friend!!!!
Patrick, From the moment I met you I know you loved my sister and her little girl. You became their world and they became yours. Thank you for always making me feel very welcome when I came to visit and calling me your favorite “sister-in-law”. I always had a great time with you. You were a lot of fun to be around. I am truly going to miss those times. Heaven has gained an angel. May you rest in peace… Always in our hearts and prayers…Love Tanya
Pat, You have been my friend forever and that is how long I will miss you my brother, my friend.