Pat Gresham
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:20 am
Sadly, adding to the recent news regarding the passing of several other well known figures in the slot machine community, I have only just heard the Pat Gresham passed away on 31 October this year.
Many will know of Pat as the wife of the late Jon Gresham, but to those that knew her that certainly does not tell her story. Rather than being a wife who merely accepted her husband's interests, Pat was a formidable and highly intelligent lady who jointly and enthusiastically participated in Jons ventures and ably took the helm to run their Pocklington Penny Arcadia, both during Jon's lifetime and after. She was also very conscious of Jon's legacy in the arena of slot machines, mechanical music and magic (particularly with his side shows) and sought to see that his legacy and artifacts went where she felt appropriate. Pat contributed to the recently published book on Jon's life 'SIDESHOW SHOWMAN by Jon Gresham'. Pat can also be heard recounting Jon's activities on a BBC live programme from 2009 https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/saturdayli ... 0221.shtml . For my part I had the good fortune to meet Pat and communicate with her over many years and always found her a sparkling and interesting conversationalist. She will be very much missed by her family and extensive network of friends
An obituary and funeral details can be found here
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/ ... =194430107
Many will know of Pat as the wife of the late Jon Gresham, but to those that knew her that certainly does not tell her story. Rather than being a wife who merely accepted her husband's interests, Pat was a formidable and highly intelligent lady who jointly and enthusiastically participated in Jons ventures and ably took the helm to run their Pocklington Penny Arcadia, both during Jon's lifetime and after. She was also very conscious of Jon's legacy in the arena of slot machines, mechanical music and magic (particularly with his side shows) and sought to see that his legacy and artifacts went where she felt appropriate. Pat contributed to the recently published book on Jon's life 'SIDESHOW SHOWMAN by Jon Gresham'. Pat can also be heard recounting Jon's activities on a BBC live programme from 2009 https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/saturdayli ... 0221.shtml . For my part I had the good fortune to meet Pat and communicate with her over many years and always found her a sparkling and interesting conversationalist. She will be very much missed by her family and extensive network of friends
An obituary and funeral details can be found here
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/ ... =194430107