This years Grand D.O.M. is Patricia (Curtis) Goike. Born February 7, 1927 in Utica, Michigan. She graduated from St. Marys in Mount Clemens in 1945. She married Earl Goike in 1946 and had 9 children, 7 sons and twin daughters. Pat also has 16 grandchildren, 12 great-grand children and 1 great-great grandchild. Pat retired in 1985 from the U.S. Postal Service and moved to Pine Island Florida with her husband and still comes home to Mount Clemens every year from May till September. Mullet, their companion dog travels with them too.
Pat loves to golf, play bingo and every chance she gets she likes to spend her children’s inheritance on the slots! She also cans vegetables from their garden.
Pat worked at Alden Pines Golf Course on Pine Island for 22 years after she retired. (Some retirement!)
