Pat was raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, served in the Coast Guard, and later earned a BFA degree from Ringling School of Art and Design. After his time at Ringling he became a middle school art teacher, and spent his summers renovating houses. In 2005 Pat married Beth McKibben-Nee at the Hoyt House in Fernandina, and in 2013 they moved to Fernandina Beach and immediately joined St. Peter’s. Pat began serving as the Parish Sexton in January of 2019.