Memorial service set Tuesday for LaFortune Park Golf Director Pat McCrate

A memorial service for PGA golf professional Patrick McCrate of Tulsa is scheduled at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel, 3612 E. 91st Street South in Tulsa. The website with more information is www.fitzgeraldfuneralservice.com.

McCrate, the director of golf at Tulsa County-owned golf facilities LaFortune Park in Tulsa and South Lakes in Jenks, passed away unexpectedly Dec. 27 of a heart attack at the age of 56. A full obituary will be published Sunday. Here is a link to a story on McCrate’s impact as a professional and the reaction of his peers. Much more reaction to McCrate’s passing is on the Golf Oklahoma Facebook page here.