Patricia Vanette Dodge, 82, died at home on Sunday, March 31, 2013. She was born June 26,1930 in Stonington, Maine to Julia Dyer and Stanley Dodge. She was raised with her older brother, Stanley Jr., now
deceased, on Isle Au Haut, Maine, an island in the East Penobscot Bay. Pat attended Public Schools in
Rockland, Maine and Nutley, New Jersey, graduating from Oak Grove School in Vassalboro, Maine. After
a brief time at Drake University in De Moines, Iowa she married Harold Beard Jr. Together they raised
three children: Harold S. Beard who died in 1991, Susan Beard, and Julie Lezon who died in 2009. Over
the years, Pat attended classes at UConn and Hartford College for women. She enrolled in the
Methodist Church Course of Studies earning her license to preach and proceeding through the
introductory studies for the ministry. She worked at South Park Methodist Church as Assistant to the
Minister, and at Central Baptist Church as an Office Administrator and Building Manager. She was
employed at the Hartford Courant where she retired from the Editorial Page Department. Besides her
beloved daughter Susan Beard she leaves the tender memories of her beloved daughter Julie Lezon and
her son Harold S. Beard. She also leaves behind her son-in-law Joseph Lezon; grandsons Jason Mantello
Sr. and wife Janet, Christopher Pinto and wife Christine; granddaughters Amelia Lezon and boyfriend
Ryan Doiron, and Jessica Lezon; great grandchildren Jason Mantello Jr., Jonathan Mantello, and Janelle
Mantello, Delaney Wilks and Gulianna Pinto. She also leaves behind her cousin Elaine Fales and her
family, sister-in-law Dorothea Dodge, and nieces Donna and Dianna Dewitt and her husband Rob and
their families. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 20, 2013, 11:00 a.m.at the Central Baptist Church, 457 Main Street, Hartford, CT. In lieu of flowers, gifts and donations may be made to the Central Baptist Church Memorial Fund. To share a memory with the family please visit www.dillonbaxter.com