Patricia Ann Lyon

On Monday, February 15, 2021, Patricia Ann Lyon of Ellicott City, Md., passed away peacefully. Pat, a daughter of the late Walter J. and Hazel Warco, was born September 25, 1942, and raised in Washington.
She was a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School, Class of 1960. In her early 20s, during the 1960s, she ventured south to Washington, D.C. for work with the federal government. A dedicated employee in all positions held during her lifetime, including her decades of work with the University of Maryland Medical System, she was most proud of her family, especially the grandchildren, who knew her as “Baba.” She loved them and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She was the beloved mother of Denise Yunkun and her husband, William, and Christopher Lyon and his wife, Kathleen; loving sister of Thomas (Eileen) Warco, Richard Warco, Cheryl Warco, Joanna (Chuck) Langley and the late Sandra Ghrist; cherished “Baba” of Anthony Lyon, Meghan Yunkun, Mackenzie Yunkun, James Lyon and Josephine Lyon; also nephews and a niece.
Services were handled by the Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made in Pat’s name to the Kidney Foundation at www.kidneyfund.org.