Patricia Diane Hudzik

Patricia (“Pat”) Diane Nicholson Hudzik of Rocky Mount, VA passed peacefully on March 25th, 2024 at age 77. The daughter of Herman (“Dee”) Dillard and Nelle Nicholson, Pat was born on September 20, 1946 in Ferrum, Virginia. She will be remembered for her kind, gentle and sweet presence in this world. Pat, a loving and devoted mom, returned to school later in life after raising her three children. Upon graduating from UNC Greensboro in 1992 with a double major in English and Art History, Pat went on to receive her Masters in English from Appalachian State University. Pat was endlessly creative and loved literature, art, theatre and sewing. She was a country girl at heart and enjoyed watching NASCAR and football, and listening to country music. Pat treasured nights dining on freshly fried fish, caught by her father (PaPa) and her son, Mark. Sunday nights were filled with homemade family spaghetti dinners. Grabbing a cheeseburger and cornbread from Fenderz in Collinsville always brought a big smile. Porch sitting with her cat Cloudy and watching the birds in her rocking chair was one of her favorite activities later in life. The things she treasured most in her golden years were her sweet conversations with her friends and family while overlooking the water. A high school friend reminisced that Pat’s gentle and personable sneeze in high school will always be remembered by her classmates as representative of her sweet soul.

Pat is survived by her brother, Blair Nicholson and his wife Margaret of Liberty NC, her son, Mark Hudzik and his fiancée, Ann Leuth, her son Stephen Hudzik and his wife Farrell, of Charlotte NC, and her daughter Trista Hudzik of Leicester, NC. She is also survived by her beautiful grandchildren Avery and Eli Hudzik, nephew Brandon Nicholson and his wife Jordan, along with their children, Jennifer and Cove of Greensboro, NC. A burial service will be held at 10:00 AM at Franklin Memorial Park on Friday April 12, 2024. A memorial service will also be held on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Christ Community Church of Penhook, Virginia. If preferred, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Lake Christian Ministries or Christ Community Church of Penhook, VA.

Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.