{"id":1316,"date":"2022-08-09T21:54:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T02:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2022-08-11T12:19:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T17:19:51","slug":"patrick-pat-sheehan-celebration-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/2022\/08\/09\/patrick-pat-sheehan-celebration-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick &#8220;Pat&#8221; Sheehan Celebration of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Patrick Sheehan was an employee of the Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division, a member of the Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial Association and the Minnesota Red Knights.  He was also a great friend and volunteer at the Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PATRICK SHEEHAN OBITUARY<\/strong><br>Age 76 &#8211; Passed away August 2, 2022. Survived by sons John (Emily) and James (Sarah); grandchildren Wesley, Zoelle and Elliana; sisters Janet DeVries and Gail Liedl; companion Connie Mattson; and former wife Kathryn. Preceded by son Daniel. Dedicated his life to public service serving in the U.S. Air Force and working in the MN State Fire Marshal Division for over 40 years. Celebration of life Wednesday, August 10th, 4-7pm (blessing and remembrance 6:30) at the Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum on Transfer Rd. Private interment at Resurrection Cemetery Mendota Heights. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the MN Fallen Firefighters Memorial Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mffma.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Retirement-10-Dec-2015.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" data-attachment-id=\"1322\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/2022\/08\/09\/patrick-pat-sheehan-celebration-of-life\/retirement-10-dec-2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mffma.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Retirement-10-Dec-2015.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Retirement-10-Dec-2015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mffma.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Retirement-10-Dec-2015.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mffma.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Retirement-10-Dec-2015.jpg?fit=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mffma.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Retirement-10-Dec-2015.jpg?resize=676%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pat Sheehan's retirement from the MN State Fire Marshal - 10 Dec 2015\" class=\"wp-image-1322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mffma.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Retirement-10-Dec-2015.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mffma.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Retirement-10-Dec-2015.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mffma.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Retirement-10-Dec-2015.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mffma.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Retirement-10-Dec-2015.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mffma.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Retirement-10-Dec-2015.jpg?resize=945%2C709&amp;ssl=1 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Pat Sheehan&#8217;s retirement from the MN State Fire Marshal &#8211; 10 Dec 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Sheehan was an employee of the Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division, a member of the Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial Association and the Minnesota Red Knights. He was also a great friend and volunteer at the Twin Cities Model Railroad&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/2022\/08\/09\/patrick-pat-sheehan-celebration-of-life\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-funeral-notice","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p73U7x-le","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1713,"url":"https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/2025\/12\/01\/bob-dahm-state-fire-marshal-non-lodd\/","url_meta":{"origin":1316,"position":0},"title":"Bob Dahm &#8211; State Fire Marshal NON-LODD","author":"webmaster@mffma.org","date":"December 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Minnesota Fire Service Funeral NotificationState Fire MarshalMN TYPE IV: Retired Chief Deputy Non-LODD It is with great sadness that we pass along the news of retired STATE FIRE CHIEF DEPUTY MARSHAL BOB DAHM age 74 of Wilson, WI passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the Baldwin Care Center. 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