Patrick Dean McCormick
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Patrick Dean McCormick, 52, Henderson, Ky., died of pancreatic and liver cancer at 10:25 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, at his home.
He was a piano tuner and technician, wonderful jazz pianist, but more importantly, the nicest man you could ever hope to meet. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Henderson, where he was organist until March of this year. Pat loved to play the piano, and his music was enjoyed by many throughout the tri-state area.
He was preceded in death by his father, Carlos Archie McCormick; and his father-in-law, Charles William "Bill" McClure.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Heather McCormick; one son, Seth Patrick McCormick of Henderson, Ky.; one daughter, Meredith Kate McCormick of Henderson, Ky.; his mother, Juanita McCormick of Harrisburg; one brother, Steve McCormick and his wife, Janice, of Harrisburg; nephew, Brad McCormick and his wife, Sherie, and their four children of Harrisburg; nephew, Mike McCormick and his wife, Penny, and their three children of Harrisburg; niece, Sheena Lowrey and her husband, Talon, of Harrisburg; mother-in-law, Mary Ann Blackwell and her husband, Chap, of Columbus, Ind.; brother-in-law, Brett McClure and his wife, Kim, and their sons, Alex and Drew, all of Anchorage, Ky.
Services will be at noon Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, at First United Methodist Church of Henderson, Ky. The Rev. Gary Chapman and the Rev. Willard Knipp will officiate. Private family burial will be in Fernwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home, Henderson, Ky.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to American Cancer Society, First United Methodist Church Music Ministry or St. Anthony's Hospice.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the choirs and praise teams at First United Methodist Church and Chapel Hill United Methodist Church and the musicians with whom Pat has enjoyed playing throughout his musical career.