Patricia Nordine

Oh where to start with our sweet, kind hearted Patty. I spent many afternoons playing at her house with Mary, always surprising Patty with the games I’d teach Mary. Jumping off beds and dressers trying not to get captured while almost breaking everything in Mary’s room. Patty was always so patient with me. As we grew older I would babysit for Patty and she would pay me way more than the average babysitter would get. I would play games with the kids while I watched the youngest kids and Patty kept telling me I had a gift for being creative with children that had needs, she eventually led me into going into special education and she cried and hugged me when I told her I was going into the program to get my degree. So many memories of her laughing at my high stung behaviors that typically got me in trouble, Patty would just chuckle behind those big glasses she always watched me from. So many other loving memories of Patty, she would always be heart broken if someone was going through a hard time and she always tried helping you find a remedy. Patty lived a legacy of love. #oneofthegreatest

I was lucky to have Mrs. Nordine as a high school teacher and again a college professor. Her laugh and smile always brightened the room.