Patricia Cramer

Patricia Cramer, 65, formerly of Davenport, died September 27, 2010 in Tallahassee, Fl. Cremation was done with private family services and burial in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. On line condolences may be made at www.rungemortuary.com.

Patti was born February 17, 1945 in Davenport to Ralph & Hazel (Clark) Cramer. She attended Stephens College and graduated from the University of Arizona in Tucson. She then studied at the Bottega D'Arte Graphica, Florence, Italy and at "Il Fiore" as an apprentice to Giuseppe Gartuso in Florence.

Patti moved to Denver in the 70s where she worked at First Creek School and at Westward Newspaper. She was well known in Denver for her art work. She had many gallery showings in Denver and other parts of Colorado. Her work was also shown in galleries in London and Italy and at the John F Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Pieces of her work are in public collections in Mexico, Australia, Italy, England, and in many cities in the US, DC, NYC, Phoenix, Denver, Palo Alto, to mention a few of them. Patti also donated many of her paintings and sketches to benefits for Planned Parenthood and Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado.

Patti is survived by a brother Dennis, sister-in-law Mary, three nieces and nephews in California and many friends from childhood on who will miss looking up and seeing her walk into the room.