Patrick Robert Ehrman

Patrick Robert Ehrman was born August 3, 1985 to Colleen Anne Pendergast Ehrman & Robert E Ehrman Jr in Sacramento CA. One month later Rob was killed while falling a tree at his mining claim near Bucks Lake. At the time Colleen was employed by USDA Shipping Point Inspection Service which sent her to various fruit and nut packing facilities in Northern California. One of those assignments was to work inspecting peaches at Tufts Ranch in Winters CA. In the spring of 1987 Colleen married Stan Tufts and Colleen & Patrick moved from Sacramento to rural Winters. Patrick took immediately to becoming a country boy and living on a fruit farm, going for walks along Putah Creek & eating fruit fresh off the tree. Patrick enjoyed riding in the trailer pulled by a Honda 4 wheeler with Colleen in back & Stan driving. Patrick became immediate best friends with Stan’s 2 Labradors, Paddlefoot & Angji. Patrick loved to run, a tribute to both his maternal and paternal grandfathers. So fond of running that his Uncle Bobby Pendergast was enlisted to raise the back yard fence 4 feet to keep Patrick corralled. Patrick also loved boating, going to the zoo, Fairy Tale Land and swimming. In May of 1992 Patrick was blessed with a half-brother Tyler Tufts. Even though Patrick was nonverbal, he and Tyler bonded and enjoyed getting into mischief together & enjoyed country life. After a few years it was noticed that Patrick was not developing normally & was determined to be autistic. He was then enrolled in Green Gate School in Woodland. Patrick rode to school daily in the county school bus. When Patrick was 9 years old it was determined that Patrick required 24 hour care and the heartbreaking decision was made that he would need to be placed in a group home in Sacramento. Patrick still got to come home to the ranch on weekends when he was younger as well as visits by his family and to his Grand Parents Pendergast home in Sacramento. The group homes provided the care that Patrick required and allowed him to attend schools that specialized in children with special needs and regular entertainment activities with his roommates along with community service. On May 29, 2023 Patrick accidentally choked on the remnants of his breakfast and was rushed by ambulance to Kaiser Hospital South Sacramento and was put on life support. He was given the Anointment of the Sick by Father Michael Hebda as well as Rites of straight passage to heaven. Patrick never regained consciousness & passed away on May 31, 2023. Patrick was a kind innocent soul who loved to laugh, dance, and play with his roommates. He will be dearly missed by all that knew and loved him. Proceeded in death by his father, Robert E Ehrman Jr, Grandfathers; Robert E Ehrman & Robert James Pendergast, Grandmothers; Dorothy Pendergast & Claire Ehrman, Uncles, Patrick Pendergast & Bobby Pendergast, Great Aunt Bea Ehrman, Aunt Lizzie Ehrman, and Cousin Bridget Donner . He is survived his mother Colleen Tufts, Stepfather Stan Tufts, half-brother Tyler Tufts, Aunt Kerry Pendergast( Miguel), Aunt Heidi Donner (Al), cousins Alan Donner, Christine Maligad (Lou) & Merry Isley (Cliff). Also greatly missed by members of the Tufts Family, Vicki & Tom Jacobs, Jenny Jacobs Garcia (Raul), Sandy & John Vickrey, Chad Vickrey, Jack Vickrey (Whitney), & Devon Vickrey. He was proceeded in death by Grand Pa Tuffy, Pauli Tufts, & beloved “Great Grandma Markofer”. The family would like to say thank you to Alta Regency and all the caretakers Patrick lived with through the years, especially to Willie, Nanna, & Rolland. Graveside Services will be held at St Mary’s Cemetery, 6700 21st Ave, Sacramento, Wednesday July 19,2023 at 10am, enter on 21st. Ave, gravesite is in the NE quadrant of the cemetery. Funeral arrangements are being made by W.F. Gormley & Sons, Sacramento, CA