Patricia (Pat) Irene Welch, 95,  passed away on December 27, 2018. After her husband completed his service in the Army Air Corps during World War II, they returned to Arizona to raise their family. Pat was the office manager for the Management Department at ASU’s College of Business. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob, in 1994, and by a daughter. Pat is survived by two sons, nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Pat’s celebration of life was held on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at the First Congregational Church in Prescott.