Patrick William Pritchard

Patrick William Pritchard, age 26, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., died Jan. 30, 2010. A memorial mass will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Nevada.

Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Pritchard; brother, Andrew Pritchard, all of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; grandparents, Carl and Pat McEntire of Coalgate, Okla., Mary Elizabeth McEntire of Huntsville, Ala., and Betty Pritchard of Nevada.

Patrick was a 2008 graduate and Blount Undergraduate Initiative scholar at the University of Alabama. He was an avid writer, artist, world traveler, and baseball historian.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed in Patrick's name to the Blount Undergraduate Initiative, University of Alabama, at www.ua.edu/advancement/giving/donate/?division=24&account=68.