Patricia “Fluffy” Pajak, 75, of Concord, NC became an angel on March 16, 2017, while surrounded by family.

Pat was born in New York on September 2, 1941 and is the daughter of the late Mary Carmela and John Cook. She was a loving sister to Jackie, whom predeceased her. On June 8, 1977 she married the late Francis Pajak. Pat lived her life in service to others by taking care of her ill mother after high school and taking care of her husband while he was ill. She loved all her customers at Kmart where she worked for many years in Hershey, PA. She was a spicy Italian New Yorker who loved life, giving to others and touching the lives of everyone she met.

She is survived by her daughter, Rita, son Vincent, daughter-in-law Mellissa, son-in-law Edward and her five grandchildren, Catryna, Abayneh, Elasbet, Anthony, and Lauren.

Pat was so passionate about different causes. She was a passionate advocate for the LGBT community. Donations in her memory can be made to carolinarain.org. You can also make donations to the following charities: Project Racing Home – www.getagrey.com and the COPDFoundation.org, so that they may further efforts to find a cure for this disease.

A Celebration of Life will be held in Charlotte on Friday, March 31, 2017 at 7:00 pm at Mission Gathering Church 420 E. 15th Street Charlotte NC 28206, and on Long Island in the near future. Please contact Rita at oreofortunecookie@gmail.com for more details.

Carolina Cremation is assisting the Pajak family. Online condolences may be made at www.carolinacremation.com.