Retired judge Patrick Joseph Conlin, 91, of Ann Arbor, died July 19.
A memorial gathering and visitation will take place on Tuesday, August 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:30 p.m., at Nie Family Funeral Home - Liberty Chapel, 3767 W. Liberty Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.
A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, August 28, at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 530 Elizabeth Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
Conlin was born to John W. and Catherine M. Conlin, in 1933, in Ann Arbor, where he and his five siblings were raised together.
He succeeded his father as a judge on the Washtenaw County Circuit Court, after serving as a District Court Judge in Washtenaw County.
His tenure as a District Judge was 1969-1972, and he served as a Circuit Court Judge from 1972-1997.
Conlin is the longest serving in an unbroken relay of Conlin judges in this county starting in 1956 through the present day. He is fondly remembered by many attorneys still practicing in Washtenaw County.
Conlin completed both his bachelor’s degree and his JD from law school at the University of Michigan, and before becoming a judge served as a lawyer in Washtenaw County.
He also served in the United States Navy from 1952-1956.
A lifelong Roman Catholic, he attended St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Ann Arbor, then St. Mary in Chelsea, and served on the Board of Directors at Ave Maria Law School.
He is preceded in death by his parents, John and Catherine Conlin; his brothers, Jack and Jim Conlin; and his twin brother, Bob.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Anneward; his children, Kelli and Patrick Jr.; his daughters-in-law, Elaine Economou and Angie Martell; his adoring grandchildren, Patrick III, John, Ciaran, Rory, and Thomas; and his siblings, Richard, Conlin, and Mary Dyer.
A memorial gathering and visitation will take place on Tuesday, August 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:30 p.m., at Nie Family Funeral Home - Liberty Chapel, 3767 W. Liberty Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.
A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, August 28, at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 530 Elizabeth Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
Conlin was born to John W. and Catherine M. Conlin, in 1933, in Ann Arbor, where he and his five siblings were raised together.
He succeeded his father as a judge on the Washtenaw County Circuit Court, after serving as a District Court Judge in Washtenaw County.
His tenure as a District Judge was 1969-1972, and he served as a Circuit Court Judge from 1972-1997.
Conlin is the longest serving in an unbroken relay of Conlin judges in this county starting in 1956 through the present day. He is fondly remembered by many attorneys still practicing in Washtenaw County.
Conlin completed both his bachelor’s degree and his JD from law school at the University of Michigan, and before becoming a judge served as a lawyer in Washtenaw County.
He also served in the United States Navy from 1952-1956.
A lifelong Roman Catholic, he attended St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Ann Arbor, then St. Mary in Chelsea, and served on the Board of Directors at Ave Maria Law School.
He is preceded in death by his parents, John and Catherine Conlin; his brothers, Jack and Jim Conlin; and his twin brother, Bob.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Anneward; his children, Kelli and Patrick Jr.; his daughters-in-law, Elaine Economou and Angie Martell; his adoring grandchildren, Patrick III, John, Ciaran, Rory, and Thomas; and his siblings, Richard, Conlin, and Mary Dyer.
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