Patrick Michael Crahan ’70, 66, of Dubuque, Wisconsin, and Mill Valley, Calif., died at home in Mill Valley on Sept. 12, 2014.

Patrick was born in Minneapolis on April 13, 1948, and grew up in Dubuque, attending Campion High School in Prairie du Chien, Wis., where the nickname "PC" took hold. He graduated from Santa Clara University in 1970, served in the United States Army, and received his MBA from Golden Gate University in 1973.

Patrick married Carla Tofanelli in 1975. They lived in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to North Lake Tahoe in 1979. There he received his CPA while working for the accounting firm Frank Mooney & Company. In 1983, they moved to Dubuque to join Flexsteel Industries, enjoying 30 years of dedication to the company.

He devoted his life to his family, to his Catholic faith and to his friends, regularly celebrating with a love of music, gift of laughter and welcoming spirit. He was a natural leader, serving on many boards, including the University of Dubuque, Dubuque Bank and Trust, Dubuque Racing Association, Greater Dubuque Development Corporation and Flexsteel Industries. Illness prompted his retirement in 2013 and relocation to California for treatment of glioblastoma.

He is survived by his wife and two children, Page Rahn ’03 (Ken), of San Francisco, and Andrew, of Kauai; his father, Jack B. Crahan and brother, Kevin Crahan, both of Dubuque; his sister, Colleen McCarthy, of Bethesda, Md., and his golden retriever, Lucia. His mother, Peggy Furey Crahan, died in 2002.