Patricia E. (Kulas) Clark, 93, of Nashua, passed away Thursday morning, February 29, 2024 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, after a period of declining health.
Born in Nashua on November 26, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Helen M. (Henessey) Kulas. Pat was educated in local schools and was a graduate of Nashua High School Class of 1948.
Pat began a long and dedicated career with the Federal Aviation Administration in the early 1950s. She worked as an administrative assistant at the Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center at its Nashua facility that opened in 1963. Pat was honored for her 50 years of service, when President Barack Obama signed into law the renaming of the Northeastern Boulevard facility in Nashua as the Patricia Clark Boston Air Traffic Control Center. This event took place on August 9, 2013 as part of the Boston Center’s 50th anniversary. US Representative Annie Kuster described Pat as the “gold standard” for federal employees.
She was a communicant of the Parish of the Resurrection in Nashua. Pat loved helping people and enjoyed watching news programs and game shows on television. One of five children, Pat was predeceased by her sisters, Mona Nita of Wilton, NH and Katy Viens of Pelham, NH; her brothers, Paul J. Kulas and Robert T. Kulas both of Nashua; her brother-in-law, Tony Viens of Pelham; sister-in-law, Charlotte Kulas of Nashua; and her long-time partner, Neil Guild.
Members of her family include her sisters-in-law, Terry Kulas of McKinney, TX and Patricia Kulas of Nashua; her brother-in-law, Chuck Nita of Wilton; nieces and nephews, Albert “Chuck” Nita of Wilton, Donna Nita of Aikens, SC, Anna Johnson of Antrim, Robyn Mitchell of Nashua, Robert Kulas of Hudson, Paul J. Kulas and Thomas Kulas both of McKinney, TX, Marti Langlais of Nashua, Holly Hall of Bridgewater, Brian Kerouac of Springhill, TN and Paul Kerouac of Cle Elum, WA; also many grandnieces, grandnephews and great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews.
Calling hours will be held at the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua on Monday evening, March 4th from 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Parish of the Resurrection, 449 Broad Street, Nashua, Tuesday, March 5th at 12 noon. Interment will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery in Hudson. Friends are invited to attend. Donations may be made in her memory to Make-A- Wish Foundation, c/o The Beacon, 814 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com
