Patrick McCormick

Patrick J. McCormick II, a retired sales executive, died at his home on December 19 after a long illness. Mr. McCormick was diagnosed with cancer in 2005. He was 75. Mr. McCormick was born in Washington D.C. His family divided their time between Pennsylvania and Washington, and he graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School in 1949, having boarded there during the 1940s. “Pat McCormick and I became natural friends at Prep and remained so; we never had to create it. Pat was a natural leader. He was kind, giving and tolerant. At the same time, he ‘called them as he saw them’ and you always knew where he stood,” said Bill Fannon. Mr. McCormick became acquainted with the Bailey family of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania in 1949 and married Susie Bailey in 1955, after graduating from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia in 1954. Mr. McCormick served with increasing responsibility in sales positions in the 1950s and 1960s, gaining a reputation in the commercial hardware industry as Eastern Regional Sales Manager with Falcon-Weiser Lock of California. Recruited by LCN Closers, now a division of Ingersoll-Rand and the world’s foremost manufacturer of door closers, Mr. McCormick moved with his family from Crofton, Maryland to Princeton, Illinois in 1973. “Pat McCormick joined LCN in early 1973. His previous experience in the commercial lock industry made him a valuable addition to the management team, and provided the company with new sales opportunities. With his help, LCN became the quality standard of the industry,” said Thomas Lasier, former President of LCN. One of Mr. McCormick’s major projects was to introduce Ingersoll-Rand hardware to the international marketplace, and he traveled extensively in Asia and Europe during the 1980s. When he retired in 1993, Mr. McCormick was the General Sales Manager of LCN. In retirement, Mr. McCormick moved with his wife to the Oyster Cove community in sight of Kent Narrows in Grasonville, Maryland. The couple enjoyed traveling in their motor home, playing golf, and the company of their large extended family and many friends. Mr. McCormick is survived by his wife of 51 years, Susie Bailey McCormick, his daughter Mary Beth Dale of Washington, D.C. and his son, Patrick J. McCormick III and daughter-in-law, Geralyn Philips McCormick of Baltimore, Maryland, and four grandchildren, Mary Frances Conley, Patrick J. (Mac) McCormick IV, and twins, Clifford J.P. and Alan E.T. McCormick. Mr. McCormick was honorably discharged from the United States Navy in 1954 after service in the Navy Reserve as an Airman Apprentice. During his lifetime, Mr. McCormick was a member of Crofton Country Club, Bureau Valley Country Club and the Elks Club of Princeton, Illinois, and the Union League Club of Chicago. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated for Mr. McCormick on January 6, 2007 at 11:00 AM at his parish, St. Christopher’s Catholic Church, Chester, MD. Contributions in Mr. McCormick’s memory can be made to Hospice of Queen Anne’s, 423 Thompson Creek Road, Stevensville, MD 21666 or St. Christopher’s Building Fund, St. Christopher’s Catholic Church, 1861 Harbor Drive., Chester, MD 21619. The family requests no flowers.

Patrick McCormick

December 19, 2006