Patti Harrigan Parrott, 53, of Beaumont, died October 19, 2015, surrounded by her family and her pets. She was born in 1962 to Evelyn “Sue” Lagattuta Harrigan and W. Patrick Harrigan, in Beaumont.

Patti received an Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene and a Bachelor of Education from Lamar University and a Master of Dental Hygiene from the University of Tennessee at Memphis. For several years she practiced in the dental offices of Stanley Smith and William Nantz. Patti taught in the Dental Hygiene Program at Lamar Institute of Technology and became director of the program.

She is survived by her husband, Roger Parrott; sons, Ryan, Aaron, Daniel, and Patrick; step-son, Hunter; parents, Evelyn and Patrick Harrigan; sisters, Kelli Del Santo and her husband, Larry and Lesli Howland and her husband, Charles; nephews, Larry, Will, and Kelly; nieces, Catherine and Mallory; aunt, Kathleen Lacour; cousins, Thomas, Maureen, Kathleen, Richard, Elizabeth, and Patrick Lacour; cousins, Margaret, Vincent, Mark, Paul, Anne, and Louis Lagattuta.

After God and her family, Patti had three loves, horses, tennis, and her dental hygiene students.

A gathering of Mrs. Parrott’s family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. Her funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Westgate Memorial Baptist Church, 6220 Westgate Drive, Beaumont. A family graveside service will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont. 

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Patti Harrigan Parrott Endowment Fund at Lamar Institute of Technology Foundation, P.O. Box 10085, Beaumont, Texas 77710.