\t\t\tPatrick \u2018Pat\u2019 Leo Tighe, Jr. \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Patrick \u201cPat\u201d Leo Tighe, Jr. 86, of Clarks Summit, died on Sunday, in Geisinger CMC, Scranton. Pat was a devoted husband to Jeanne for 46 years. He was a loving father and grandfather and very proud of his children and grandchildren. He was a beloved son and brother, and loyal friend and confidant. He loved his pets.<\/p>\n
\nBorn on September 29th, 1940 in Scranton he was the son of the late Dr. Patrick Leo and Stella (Woyner) Tighe Sr. He graduated from the University of Scranton, class of 1962, and Scranton Preparatory School, class of 1958. Patrick was the President of S&S Tools and Supplies, Inc (formerly Snee and Sunday Company) since 1967.<\/p>\n
\nPat was an avid golfer and fan of the New York Football Giants and New York Yankees. He was the former President of the Lackawanna Industrial Development Authority and Oakford Glen Condominium Association, and longtime member of the Scranton Chamber of Commerce, Country Club of Scranton, and Pittston Old Timers Bocce League. He was a parishioner of the Church of St. Gregory.<\/p>\n
\nPat was a proud son of Scranton and always quick to share facts about the Electric City\u2019s impact on the United States. He was a dedicated local business owner, leading Scranton-based S&S Tools for almost 60 years.<\/p>\n
\nSurviving in addition to his loving wife are his children, Patrick Leo Tighe III and fiancee Madeleine Rivera, Christina Cassilly and husband, Joseph Cassilly, M.D., Sarah McCutcheon, M.D., grandchildren Thomas, Genevieve, Eleanor, Peter, Edward, and Natalie, and sister Anne Marie Tighe.<\/p>\n
\nThe funeral will be on Thursday at 10:30am at the Church of St. Gregory, 330 N. Abington Road, Clarks Green, with a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated. The family will receive relatives and friends from 9:30-10:15 am at the church. Interment will be private at a later date.<\/p>\n
\nIn lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, 967 Griffin Pond Rd, South Abington Township, PA 18411 or the Clarks Summit Volunteer Fire Company, 321 Bedford St, Clarks Summit, PA 18411.<\/p>\n
\nPatrick\u2019s care has been entrusted to Jennings-Calvey Funeral and Cremation Service Inc., 111 Colburn Ave., Clarks Summit, PA 18411. For directions or to leave an online condolence, visit the funeral home website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Patrick \u2018Pat\u2019 Leo Tighe, Jr. OBITUARY Patrick \u201cPat\u201d Leo Tighe, Jr. 86, of Clarks Summit, died on Sunday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311858,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-311857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}