Patrick Kevin Malarkey was born in San Francisco in 1961 and grew up in Sun Valley, Idaho. He graduated from Chico State University in Business Administration.

He moved to Truckee in the 80s. He worked at the Granlibakken Resort in sales and later spent many years in marketing hospital software. He was always an avid skier, tennis player, hunter and fisherman. He was a member of the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team and served on the Board of Directors. He was a member of the Tahoe Donner 4.0 Tennis team

He passed away in his home in Truckee on April 27, 2011, from complications of cancer. He had many friends and family in Truckee, Sun Valley, and all over the USA and Canada who will miss him greatly.