Patrick James Creegan

Patrick James Creegan July 9, 1924 - May 18, 2021 Napa, California Patrick J. Creegan passed away, age 96. A man of intellect, faith, and humor, a devout Irish Catholic, Democrat, and family man―he led a full and adventurous life. Born in San Francisco to Charles James and Margaret Bird Creegan, Pat moved to southern California as a young boy, lived with his Aunt Nan (Frances Robertson), attended Loyola High, enlisted in the Navy at 17, and served in WW II, the Pacific theatre. After the war, he graduated from Santa Clara University in Engineering making lifelong friendships that led him to Nicaragua where he engaged in various ventures and eventually moved after the 1972 Managua earthquake. His knowledge of earthquake-resistant construction practiced at Creegan and D’Angelo Engineering benefited Nicaragua’s reconstruction efforts. As a Civil, Structural, Geotechnical, and Dam engineer he worked nationally and internationally including Dubai and India. At age 67 he earned his Doctorate in Engineering, Berkeley. A life-long learner, he inspired education. Pat was a loving and generous husband, father, and grandfather. A loyal friend to many and seaman at heart, a surfer, fisherman, natural athlete, golfer, hiker, an avid Giants and 49ers fan, and a creative woodworker. On family vacations he taught his children to play poker, skim seaside sands with homemade boogie boards, and bodysurf. Pat loved dogs, cats, horses, ice cream, and chocolate. Preceded in death by his wife of 39 years, Sunie Birdsall Creegan, his son Jerry Creegan, and first wife, Clare Kuklinski Creegan, he will always be remembered by his children: Daniel Creegan (Debbie), Katie Creegan, Clare Creegan Chamorro (Jaime), Maury Creegan (Jadi), Renee Miller (Jack) and his stepchildren Patrick O’Neill (Lori), Maura O’Neill (Vaho), Megan O'Neill (Cary), and Michaela Eikenbary (Doug), fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Rosary July 31, 2021, 11, mass at 11:30, and lunch at St. Apollinaris Catholic Church, 3700 Lassen St., Napa, Ca. At a later time, he will be interned at the federal military cemetery on the island of Alameda, CA when construction is complete. Donations can be made in Patrick Creegan’s name to the • Carmelite House of Prayer, 20 Mt. Carmel Dr., Oakville, CA 94562, (707) 944-2454. • Santa Clara University―Civil Engineering scholarship • Loyola Marymount University, L.A. CA―Civil Engineering scholarship • Loyola High School, L.A. CA―unrestricted purposes

Patrick James Creegan

July 9, 1924 - May 18, 2021

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Patrick James Creegan

July 9, 1924 - May 18, 2021

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