Patrick Ryan "Tico" Pentico
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force

Patrick Ryan "Tico" Pentico was born on 30 March 1973.

He loved his wife, Moe (Melissa J. Dickey Pentico); his family; his friends; and Krispy Kreme Donuts. Melissa said it best: "Tico didn't love just a little bit." It was all or nothing with him.

He was looking forward to the end of his enlistment and the beginning of a non-military life with Moe.

Death and Burial

Staff Sergeant Patrick Ryan "Tico" Pentico was killed on 31 March 2005, along with Capt. Todd Bracy, Capt. James Cronin, Capt. Gil Williamson, Capt. Surender Kothakota, 1Lt. Ray Owens, Jr, CMSgt Lawrence Gray, TSgt James Henry, and TSgt Glenn Lastes when their Hercules C-130 crashed in Albania.

Patrick is buried at Elgin Cemetery in Elgin, Grand County, UT.