Patrick Jenkins, 47, of Allentown, died Jan. 21, 2017, after a long, courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

He died peacefully in Lehigh Valley Hospital with his family and close friends by his side.

Born Feb. 21, 1969, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of Joan (Crehan) Jenkins and the late Edward Jenkins.

He was the loving husband of Amy (Fixl) Jenkins who he began dating during their freshmen year of high school and with whom he shared 22 beautiful years of marriage.

A devout Roman Catholic, he was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Church, Orefield; a member of the Knights of Columbus; and involved in Pro-Life activities.

He graduated from Bishop Hoban High School and Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering.

Prior to his diagnosis, he served as director of security at Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater.

He also was project manager and consultant for Gilbane Building Company; Global Security manager at Agere Systems; and System and Electrical Design Engineer at Techneglas.

His family is extremely grateful for the excellent care he received from Lehigh Valley Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and deeply grateful to the amazing support they received from the community.

He was the quintessential family man, passionately dedicating his life to his wife and children.

His caring nature led him to always put the needs of others before his own.

He involved himself in every detail of his sons’ lives and he loved to watch them play sports, especially baseball, lacrosse and basketball.

He supported, respected and loved his wife unconditionally.

He was deeply rooted in his strong faith, always believing in the love and mercy of Jesus Christ and the peace and beauty that would await him after his passing.

He was and will always be an inspiration to all who knew him.

Just before God called him home, he whispered “no regrets.”

In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by his loving sons, Michael, Jack and George, all at home; parents-in-law John and Mary (Hughes) Fixl of Allentown; brother and sister Edward Jenkins and Colleen DeLuca of Mountaintop, brothers and sisters-in-law Luis and Christine Alvarez of Bethlehem and Thomas and Mimi Murphy of Mountaintop; several nephews and nieces.

In addition to his father, he was predeceased by his brother Kevin.

Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the church or to the Jenkins Children Education Fund c/o Stephens Funeral Home, 274 N. Krocks Road, Allentown, PA 18106.

Arrangements were made by Stephens Funeral Home, Allentown.