Patrick D. Ruddy, 71, of Kansas City, KS, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Providence Medical Center. The visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 25 at the Cathedral of St. Peter, 416 N. 14th St., Kansas City, KS with the Funeral Mass following at 10:30 a.m. Entombment in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to the Cathedral of St. Peter.
Pat was born July 27, 1951, in Kansas City, KS the son of John Paul and Mary Frances (Ronnau) Ruddy. Pat was a 1969 graduate of Rockhurst High School and a graduate of Donnelly College. He then began a career for Southwestern Bell as a lineman retiring in 1999. Pat then worked for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County as a Telecommunications Specialist retiring again in 2013. He was a member of the Cathedral of St. Peter. “Quid est veritas.” Pat was preceded in death by his father John Paul Ruddy and his mother Mary Frances (Ronnau) Ruddy. He is survived by his son Liberty Ruddy, his sister Sharon Rodina, and his brother T. Michael Ruddy.