Patrick O’Brian Torsak, age 53, of Pleasant Grove, Utah, passed away of natural causes on Oct. 3, 2022. He was born July 21, 1969, in Fort Huachuca as the fourth of six children. Following his graduation from Joseph City High School in 1988, he turned down a football scholarship from Kansas State in order to serve a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Bilbao area of Spain. Upon honorably completing his mission, Patrick served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He then served in the Arizona National Guard, as an MP and as an instructor, helped troubled youth. He later transferred to Utah, where he served in the Utah National Guard as a Military Intelligence Specialist, for a combined total of 10 years of honorable military service. Patrick continued to pursue working for his community, and was hired in 1998 as a corrections officer with the Utah State Corrections Department. He later achieved the qualification as a law enforcement officer and was eventually promoted to the rank of sergeant with the same department. He retired honorably after working there for 20 years. Following his retirement, Patrick decided to pursue his lifelong dream and passion for cooking, attending Utah Valley University’s renowned culinary program and graduating with his Culinary Arts Degree in May of 2022. Patrick was known as a generous soul that loved his children, art, fitness and spicy food. He was a loving father, son, brother, uncle, artist, and chef and will be dearly missed. He is survived by his five children, Sara, Preston, Shyla, Lydia and Kaden; his parents, Donald and Lael; and his siblings, Chris, Kurt, Kevin, Kenneth and LaDonna. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Olpin Family Mortuary Chapel, located at 494 S. 300 East, Pleasant Grove, Utah where family and friends may attend a viewing from 12 to 12:45 p.m. prior to the service. Interment will be in the Veterans Memorial Park, Camp Williams with full military honors.
