On June 15th, Patrick Munger experienced a cardiac arrest while at the pool with his family. He was rushed to the emergency room and was in the cardiovascular intensive care unit for several days, in a coma. The waiting room was flooded with friends and family. The hospital staff said they had never seen anything like it. People surrounded him playing his favorite music, talking to him, sharing stories, reading poems, placing tokens in his hands, and doing everything in our power to call him back into this life. Tragically, he was found to have no brain activity and the difficult choice was made to discontinue his life support.

The loss of Patrick is immeasurable. Patrick was a warm and generous renaissance man, full of laughter and joy, kindness and generosity, and big love. He was thoughtful and philosophical and shared beautiful reflections on life and beyond. He was a dedicated husband to Madelon Juliano – they were a strong team and together they created a life full of adventure and celebration of life's pleasures, interwoven in an expansive web of family, friendship and community. He was a loving, attentive father to 3-year old Arthur Munger, a caring, adoring, and adored son to Maureen, a beloved son and brother-in-law to the Juliano family, and a devoted friend to many.

It is an unimaginable tragedy for a young child to lose their father, and a wife to lose her 46 year-old husband. Hoping to alleviate at least some part of the strain of such an unthinkable loss, this GoFundMe campaign has been created to help the family cover medical expenses, as they step forward on the long path of grieving and healing.

If you are able, please consider supporting the family with a donation and by sharing the campaign with others. Your generosity and compassion will provide meaningful relief and demonstrate, as Pat did in his interactions with all of us, the care and solidarity of our community.

Patrick brought a world of people together from all walks of life. He was a giver and a lover, a storyteller and poet, a friend, a father, and a partner. Patrick was a light. We will miss him forever, even as we always carry a spark of his light with us.