Patrick C. Kane, age 37, of Roswell, Ga. died May 10, 2008. Pat graduated from Novato High School in 1988, and attended California State University, Sacramento, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, played Lacrosse, and graduated in 1992. Pat loved the outdoors and athletic activities. Pat's greatest passion was spending time with his wife and two boys. Pat is survived by his loving wife, Kristin Kane, Roswell, Ga; two sons, Colin Foster and Andrew James Kane; parents, Jacquie and Dean Trivett, Markleeville, CA, Steve and Cindy Kane, Sebastopol, CA.; mother and father in law, Richard and Nancy Gaines, Novato, CA; brothers, Shawn and Natacha, Makena and Ryan Kane, Rohnert Park, CA.; stepbrother, Jake Hamilton, Sebastopol, CA.; sister in law, Amanda and Matt, and Monty Cooke, San Francisco, CA.; brother in law, Alan and Rhonda, Tuesday, Rowen, Maggie, Gaines, Novato, CA.; and a very large extended family.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 4 PM in the Sanctuary of Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell, Ga. 30075. 770-993-6218. Dr. Mike Long and Rev. Stacy Hansen officiating.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to The Andrew J. Kane and/or Colin F. Kane Survivors Fund, Wachovia Bank Old Alabama Financial Center GA9154, 1490 Holcomb Bridge Rd. Roswell, GA. 30076 770-650-4323. Roswell Funeral Home, 950 Mansell Rd. Roswell, Ga. 770-993-4811
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Article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
By Marcus K. Garner
Published on: 05/11/08
What was to be a routine competition and a fun family getaway for a Roswell triathlete and his family ended in tragedy Saturday morning in Florida. Patrick Kane, 38, stopped and flipped onto his back during the swimming leg of the Gulf Coast Triathlon, was pulled from the water and died en route to a hospital. Kane was swimming in the Gulf of Mexico in the 1.2-mile first leg of the swimming, running and bicycling race.
Family members, many of whom were in Panama City Beach for the competition, were stunned. "He was a big, strapping guy, and an avid triathlete," said Kane's mother-in-law, Nancy Gaines of Novato, Calif. Contacted by phone Saturday night, Gaines said her son-in-law had no known health issues. A sales manager with Hilti Co., a construction equipment company, Kane finished the Gulf Coast race last year with a time of 6 hours, 5 minutes, 35 seconds.
His wife, Kristin, and their 5- and 7-year-old sons were at this year's race, along with his parents, his brother and his brother's family, Gaines said. "They were all there on vacation," she said. "It was supposed to be a good time." Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Lt. Stan Kirkland said officials from his agency were called to the scene at about 8 a.m. Saturday to help in the rescue effort. At the time, the weather in Panama City was misty, with a temperature of 76 degrees and westerly winds of 9 mph Kane's death cast a pall over the event. Race director Shelley Bramblett called it a "tragic incident." Gaines said Kristin Kane called to tell her what happened as Patrick Kane was being taken to the hospital. "Pat didn't survive the ambulance trip," Gaines said.