Patricia K. Irvine-King, age 64 of Seguin, passed away on November 18, 2012. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Tres Hewell Mortuary from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Christ Lutheran Church of Elm Creek at 10 a.m. with Pastor Anne Kolmeier officiating. Interment will follow in the Christ Lutheran of Elm Creek Cemetery. Patricia was born on April 6, 1948 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Thomas Daniel Koch and Leona Anna Wiede Buehring. She graduated from Runge High School where she was Valedictorian of the Class of 1966. She received her Bachelors Degree from Texas Lutheran University and her law degree from St. Mary's University. Pat was a well-known attorney in Seguin and surrounding communities who was known for her professionalism, honesty, fairness, and toughness when representing her clients from the smallest matter to one with complex issues. She was particularly well versed in Family Law matters and had gained a wide-spread reputation as one of the best Family Law attorneys in the area. She devoted herself to seeking justice and a fair disposition for all people, especially children, no matter their circumstances. Pat was a member and/or officer or director of many organizations since she began her legal career in 1974. Those included, member and current Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority of the City of Seguin-Guadalupe County, the Guadalupe County Bar Association where she served as former treasurer, State Bar Grievance Committee, Seguin Business and Professional Women's Club where she served as president and delegate to the State Conventions, Seguin Independent School District Board where she served as past member and past president, board member and President of the Heritage Museum Board of Directors, founding Director and Chairman of the Child Welfare Board(now Child Protective Services Board) which was formed in 1978, member of the Girls' Club of Seguin Board of Directors which later merged with Boys' Club to become the Activity Center of Seguin of which she also was a board member; member of the Activity Center Committee to facilitate senior center renovations, member of the Republican Women of Seguin, member of the Board of Directors of Seguin Park Services, and past President and member of the McQueeney Lions Club. Pat was a member of several bowling leagues over the years. She participated in ten-pin bowling in the beginning but had been bowling 9 pin for several years. She enjoyed the camaraderie and fellowship with all of her fellow bowlers and especially enjoyed her many trips to state bowling tournaments. Pat found her greatest joy when she was invited to her first chili cook off around 1980. Over the years Pat's involvement with various chili organization has been a wide range of duties and responsibilities including: legal adviser to Board of Directors; Executive Director, Secretary and Treasurer of CASI Board of Directors; member of the CASI Scholarship Committee; member of several CASI Pods in the Seguin, San Antonio, and Austin areas, including Classic Chili Pod, where she was a member and Great Pepper and the San Antonio Pod where she was a Member and Secretary-Treasurer; event organizer for the Ladies State Chili Championship in Seguin. She served as the head judge at TICC for six years and placed at TICC in the top 10 on different occasions, won 2 Mexico International Championships, and won at Louisiana State Championship and Alamo Pod Championship. Pat contributed her time and talents in assisting CASI and any chili pod whenever asked. She loved her chili head friends and looked forward to a fun-filled weekend of cooking and camaraderie. After leaving the CASI Board, she served as legal adviser to each CASI board. Pat was inducted into the Chili Hall of Fame in 1988. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Ray King, her father, her brother, Gerald H. Koch and her step-father, Leo J. Buehring. Survivors include her mother, Leona Buehring of Moulton; brother, John E. Koch and wife Kathy of Moulton; sister, Mary K. Kresta and husband Marvin of Johnson City; step-daughters, Melissa Ashby and husband Bruce, and Lezlie King and husband Mark Burns; step-granddaughters, Johanna Ashby Kell and husband Ryan, Jessica Ashby Jones and husband Will; three step-great-grandchildren, Carter, Max and Olivia; sister-in-law, Marcelle Simmonds and husband Bill, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins and many friends. Serving as pallbearers will be Bobby Buehring, Jeremy Buehring, Chunkie Harwell, Robert (Wappo) Schrade, Larry Burruss, and Bill Old. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be members of the McQueeny Lions Club. Memorial contributions may be made to Christ Lutheran Church of Elm Creek, 3305 Church Road, Seguin, Texas, 78155 or to CASI Scholarship Fund (Chili Appreciation Society International), c/o Nancy Hewlett, Scholarship Program Administrator, 802 Horizon Dr., Murphy, Texas 75094.