James known by everyone as pat was born in orange county Texas and spent most of his life in fort Myers Florida.
Pat was a police officer for the Greenville county police department. He was a father and a husband hard worker and above all a great friend.
He enjoyed fishing and cooking and camping he always loved seeing new things and he enjoyed history.
Pat battled stage 4 lung cancer in the last year and he fought a long hard battle until he was called home.
He will be greatly missed by his children and his wife Connie S. Daughtrey along with his grandchildren.
In the words of a great man:
You only live once so make it count even on your hard days.
Know that I am with you Dad .
 
								





I will miss you for the rest of my life .
You were the most stubborn man I knew however you were also the rock that allowed me to grow into the person I am today . I will forever be greatful for butterfly kisses and for knowing you . Words will never begin to describe how your life told a story . Your story will live on inside of me forever . I love you daddy so much . I will always remember you . Not a day has gone by since you were called home that I do not think about you or wish you hadn't gone away so soon . We will dance together in heaven one day again . Until then I will keep listening to your favorite songs and dancing with you in spirit .