Patricia Scanlan of Millbrook passed away on December 29, 2021 at the age of 71. An intensely private person, she would loathe to share her life story with just anyone. And so we will be brief to honor her.
Born November 18, 1949 in White Plains to Joseph and Mary Scanlan, Pat spent her life in the Hudson Valley.  She married Edward Fagan in July of 1970 and raised three children.
She was an avid reader of mysteries and thrillers, and enjoyed talking about her latest finds at the local bookstore. After getting her children out of the house, she became mom to a parrot and two parakeets who she doted on. When diagnosed with cancer in 2015, she proved herself as stubborn as all who knew her to be, by beating it. Pat remained fiercely independent to her last days.
She is survived by her son, Edward J. Fagan (Sarah Talley-Fagan), daughters Jill Fagan (Dennis Kacynski) and Tina Filhart (Andrew Filhart), grandchildren Rhiannon, Kyan, and Corrynn, brother Joseph, and sister Ann.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, January 7 at 10 am from St. Joseph's Church, Millbrook, NY.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Allen Funeral Home, 3270 Franklin Ave., Millbrook.