Pat was born on April 19, 1927, in Terre Haute, Indiana. She was the fourth child of Ursin and Ruth Goodman, with Katharyn, John, Marcia, and Floyd as siblings. When she was one year old, her family moved to a farm in Halls Corners, Michigan, and then later to Morenci. Pat graduated from Michigan State College as a registered nurse with a bachelor's degree in home economics. After college, she married Raymond Eugene Mohlie and worked as a social worker, a registered nurse, and an instructor for expectant parents.
Her husband Gene worked for General Foods in Battle Creek, Michigan. They had three children, Steven Raymond, Marcia Kay, and Ted Richard. Pat was a loving wife and mother who centered her life around her family. Gene's job led them to make several moves and brought travel all over the world. They finally settled in Honolulu, Hawaii. Pat’s abiding faith, tennis, bridge, and the P.E.O. sisterhood were constants throughout her life. The family recalls fondly her gracious hospitality, her stories of childhood farm life, and her gratitude for simple pleasures such as a cup of coffee in the morning sunshine.
Gene passed away in 1994, and in 1998, Pat married retired Major General Albert Ronald Escola from Fresno, California. For the next 22 years they spent six months a year in California and six months in Fredericksburg, Virginia, so each could be near their children. Pat passed away peacefully at her home in Fresno on April 24, 2020. Her beloved husband Al passed away in Fresno soon after on May 4, 2020.
Pat is survived by her brother Floyd Goodman, her three children, Steven, Marcia, and Ted, their much-loved spouses Ginger, Burt, and Delia, and nine grandchildren: Chris, Wendi, Lauren, Ian, Katie, Ben, Eliza, Liana, and Georgia. In addition, she had 10 great-grandchildren: Madison, Connor, Rachel, Luke, Tyler, Maddox, Aeris, Avienda, Nova, and Valerian. She received loving care from Al's daughters Liv, Diana, Heidi, and Gail during the last year of her life.
It is Pat's wish that her ashes be buried with those of her husband Al on their property at Lake Anna, Virginia, and in the Goodman family plot with Gene in Fisher, Michigan.
Albert Ronald Escola
November 1, 1926 - May 4, 2020
Al Escola, retired Army Major General, passed on May 4, 2020 in Fresno CA. He resided in both Fresno, CA. and Fredericksburg, VA. Al is a native of Merced, CA. and completed his schooling in Fresno, excelling in football and competing in track. He was drafted into the Army in 1945, completed Infantry OCS, and was commissioned as second lieutenant at age 18. Al's military career included tours in Europe, Korea, Vietnam, and two tours with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was commander of the Army's Criminal Investigation Division (CID). Al's academic accomplishments included earning a Masters from George Washington University and graduating from the Army Command and General Staff College, the Armed Forces Staff College, the National War College, and Harvard University's Advanced Management Program. General Escola's many military decorations included being inducted into the Infantry Hall of Fame.
After retiring from active military duty in 1975, he was employed by Bechtel Engineering of San Francisco for 15 years. Al was preceded in death by his first wife of 51 years, Marie Kauffung Escola, of Fresno, CA; his second wife of 22 years, Patricia Mohlie of Honolulu, HI; and his brother William (Bill) Escola of Fresno. He is survived by four daughters, Leslie Eskola of Fresno, Dr. Diana Watson of Salem, OR., Gail Young of Oakland, OR., Heidi Haley of Fresno, and two granddaughters, Dr. Liana Eskola and Georgia Watson. Al's leisure time was spent enjoying the family cabin in Yosemite National Park and their lake house in Lake Anna Virginia.
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