Gladys M. 'Pat' Marriott Swam a Mile Daily for Most of Her Life

Gladys M. “Pat” Marriott, 91, formerly of Haddonfield, died Wednesday.

She was the wife of the late William; beloved mother of Trish (David) Kasserman of East Greenwich, Bill (Patty) Marriott of Springfield, VA, Carl (Vicky) Marriott of Jefferson City, MO, and Leslie (Wayne) McAllister of Haddonfield; loving grandmother of David Drach, Barbara Cavacini, Sarah Esposito, Anne Stroud, Timothy Marriott, Maggie Brown, Gabriel Marriott, Carly Marriott, Jeffrey McAllister and Allison McAllister, Dear great grandmother of 9 and Sister of John Hugh Mackay of Santa Barbara, CA.

Pat had been a registered nurse at Cooper University Hospital for 32 years. She was a firm believer in exercise and swam a mile a day for most of her adult life. She was treasurer of the South Jersey Sea Jays(now Wahoo’s) Swim Club and volunteered at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden. Additionally, she was a gifted stain glass artisan.  

Pat’s family will receive friends on Monday from 10 to 10:30 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church of Haddonfield, 20 Kings Highway East, where her service will follow at 10:30 a.m. Interment, Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, PA. Memorial donations may be made in Pat’s name to Interfaith Caregivers, P.O. Box 186, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. Arrangements by Kain-Murphy Funeral Services of Haddonfield.