Patrick Louis Geary, born March 17, 1959, in Belcourt, ND, passed away at his home on October 24, 2021 of natural causes.  He was raised in North Dakota and Tennessee for a short period of time.  He attended NDSU Bottineau Branch and graduated with an AA in Pre-Law.  He also attended Minot State University where he graduated with an AA in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with a Minor in Addiction Studies.  He also was certified in Reality Therapy/Choice Theory and went on to become a Basic Week Instructor with the William Glasser Institute.  He consulted on the side for several years helping companies and agencies implement the concepts of Reality Therapy and Control theory into their programs.  He was employed by the States of South Dakota and Montana as a State Narcotics Agent in his early work years.  He also worked for the State of North Dakota as a Juvenile Corrections Specialist with the Division of Juvenile Services for over 10 years.  He went on to work for the ND Human Service Centers in Minot, ND first as a Case Manager and then a Licensed Addiction Counselor.   He accepted a transfer to Northwest Human Service Center where he was the Clinical Supervisor, and he reestablished the Addiction unit there utilizing a unique approach with Reality Therapy and Control Theory.  He also worked for the Three Affiliated Tribes as Director of their Addiction Program and Trinity Hospital as a Licensed Addiction Counselor/Clinical Supervisor.  Patrick retired early due to health reasons in early 2016.   Patrick was involved with a Traditional Native American Spiritual lifestyle and spent many years as a Sun dancer and Sundance helper.  Patrick is preceded in death by his brother, Andrew Page.  He  has two children from his first marriage, Monica R. Geary and Matthew P. Geary.  He had six brothers, Bruce Geary, Joseph Geary, Ralph Geary, Harvey Ayers, and Hogan Ayers and one sister, Janice Ayers.  Patrick married Beverly Selmek his loving wife, in May of 2009 and they spent their time together making their home in Minot, ND and traveling the United States together as often as they could.  They eventually settled in Yuma, AZ for the dry climate.  Patrick and Beverly enjoyed traveling and seeing the sights long the way.

Patrick's wishes were to be cremated with no formal services.