Patrick Joe Maxwell, Jr., age 53, of Wichita Falls, Texas passed away Thursday evening, April 20, 2023, from a traffic accident.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in the Great Hall of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church located at 2601 Lansing, Wichita Falls. Funeral Rites will be held in the church at 11:00 a.m. with Deacon Jim Bindel of Our Lady Queen of Peace officiating. After the service, cremation arrangements are under the direction of Aulds Funeral Home of Archer City.

Pat was born March 28, 1970 in Wichita Falls to Patrick Joe Maxwell, Sr. and Ruth Ann Haggerty Maxwell.

Pat graduated from Holliday High School where he was All State Football, Basketball and Baseball. He then attended Western New Mexico University and played football and baseball. In 1991, Pat was drafted by the Cleveland Indians where he played baseball for six years. He returned to Wichita Falls and attended Midwestern State University to earn his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. While attending MSU, he played his final year of football and was the oldest member of the team.

On May 22, 1999, he married the love of his life, Barbara Kajs in Wichita Falls.

Pat started his teaching and coaching career at Petrolia High School from 1999 until 2002. From 2002 until 2012, he was a teacher and coach for Archer City High School where he took the Wildcat Baseball team to their first State Championship in 2007. Pat then went to Godley High School from 2012 until 2019. He led the Godley Wildcats to their first ever State Baseball Tournament in 2018. In 2019, Pat came full circle when he returned to Petrolia where he led the Pirates to playoffs for the first time since 2012. Pat achieved the milestone of his 400 ^th win in his coaching career this season.

Pat has coached numerous athletes and earned much admiration from both students and fans. However, his greatest pleasure in his coaching career was coaching his daughters, Madi and Mallory.

Pat was a loving and devoted husband, father, brother, son and friend.

Pat will be missed by those who loved him including his wife of twenty-three years, Barbara of Wichita Falls; two daughters, Madilynn Maxwell of Austin, Texas/ Harrogate, Tennessee and Mallory Maxwell of College Station; his mother, Ruth Ann Haggerty Sadberry and husband, James of Wichita Falls; sister, Mandy Maxwell Grissom of Wichita Falls; many extended family; and numerous coaches, players and friends in the baseball world.

He was preceded in death by his father, Patrick J. Maxwell, Sr. and his grandparents, Finis and Jacqueline Haggerty and Jess and Loyce Maxwell.

The family suggests memorials be made in Pat's name to the Miracle League of Wichita Falls, 2302 Midwestern Parkway Wichita Falls, Texas 76308 or www.ymcawf.org/main/miracle-league