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Patrick Wofford Passes Away.


SONOMA, Calif. -- Patrick Wofford, Founder and Senior Managing Partner of Benchmark Consulting, the wine community's leading recruiting firm, passed away suddenly on October 27, 2005. He was 48 years of age. Patrick is survived by his wife Dawn, his daughter Grace, his son Joe, as well as his mother Jean, brother Jim James Gilles (b. 1962), better known as Jim Gilles or more commonly Brother Jim, is an American evangelist whose ministry is concentrated on college campuses, particularly in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and surrounding areas.  Wofford, sister-in-law Karen, sister LeeAnn Binney and brother-in-law Howard. Patrick was preceded in death by his father LeRoy and uncle Cal. E[acute accent acute accent
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]Patrick was a devoted father, a prominent businessman and an avid local community advocate. As a native of Sonoma County and an aficionado A Spanish word that means fan, devotee, enthusiast, etc. There are loyal aficionados of every subject in the computer field.  of all things political, he ran for public office twice. He served on numerous local boards and committees and gave generously of his time to build a better local government and community for his family and neighbors. E[acute accent]He loved spending time with his family and his Old English Sheepdog old English sheepdog, breed of large, wiry working dog developed in England in the early 19th cent. It stands from 21 to 25 in. (53.3–63.5 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 55 to 65 lb (24.9–29.5 kg). , Daisy, in their Eastside Sonoma home. A newer passion was taking English riding lessons on his beloved Andalusian gelding gelding

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 Maddox. E[acute accent]In his early years at Santa Rosa High School Santa Rosa High School can refer to:
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  • Santa Rosa High School (Santa Rosa, New Mexico)
  • Santa Rosa High School (Texas)
, Patrick was predictably elected Class President before graduating with honors in 1975. Following high school, Patrick went to work for Senator Barry Keene where he honed his love of the political process. He later worked as a political aide and campaign manager for local elected officials until moving onto a career in the wine business. He founded Benchmark Consulting in 1995, and he has launched hundreds of careers for wine business job-seekers into wineries and wine related industries throughout the United States. E[acute accent]Patrick's family is planning a memorial service to celebrate his life and everyone is welcome to attend. It will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, November 8 at the Sonoma Golf Club located at 17700 Arnold Drive in Sonoma. A reception will follow the service and colleagues are encouraged to bring a bottle of your favorite wine to toast Patrick's life. E[acute accent]In lieu of flowers Patrick's family is asking that donations be made to a memorial fund that will be housed at Silicon Valley Bank. Funds from this account will be distributed to Patrick's favorite charities: The Wilmar Center and Presentation School. Please send donations to the Patrick Wofford Memorial Fund, Silicon Valley Bank, 499 Adams Street, Suite G-2, St. Helena, California St. Helena is a city in Napa County, California, United States. It is part of the Napa, California Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its area code 707. Its zip code is 94574. It is in the Pacific Daylight Time time zone. The population was 5,950 at the 2000 census.  94574.
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