Who can forget Pat’s delightful sense of humor or her unfailingly optimistic view of almost every imaginable situation.   She touched us all in so many ways, as a teacher of ikebana, as an honest and true friend, as a wise and patient leader.

Pat held a #14 diploma, Sokako, Professor of Ikebana, First Grade; she had also received a longevity award from Ikenobo Ikebana which was presented to her by Headmaster Senei Ikenobo at a ceremony in California.  She taught numerous workshops for our Ikenobo Chapter as well as private lessons.   She continued her own study of Ikenobo ikebana throughout the years with her own sensei in California

She was a longtime docent at Phoenix Art Museum where she oversaw the placement of ikebana arrangements in the tokonoma and also chaired the annual ikebana exhibit in the Asian Galleries.