Patricia Anne (James) Krekorian

Monument, Colorado. Patricia was born on December 18, 1928 in Atlanta, Georgia to Branson

James and Cora Sue Anthony James. She graduated from Royston High School and went on

to the University of Georgia, graduating in 1949 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. On a trip

to visit her brother at Fort Bliss, Texas, Patricia met his best friend, fellow 2nd Lieutenant Ed

Krekorian. Nine months later, on June 30, 1950, the two were married. Ed was deployed to

Korea three weeks later and Patricia began teaching at a high school in Atlanta. When Ed

returned and enrolled in medical school, Patricia took a lab technician position in the

microbiology department. By the time he graduated, Patricia was chief technician and raising

their young son Jim. Patricia’s second child, Paul, was born while Ed interned at Athens

General Hospital in Georgia. Ed returned to active duty in the Army for training in San Antonio

and upon his graduation the family was assigned to the US Military Academy, West Point,

where two more children, Frank, and Nancy were born. Patricia and Ed were then assigned to

Walter Reed in Washington D.C. and Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Colorado where they

found their permanent home.

In loving support of her husband and his military career, Patricia fostered a sense of community

everywhere they were stationed. Whether she was entertaining thirty officers and their wives for

dinner, teaching painting classes on Post, or arranging flowers for Sunday services at the

chapel, she was all in. She made space in her life for everyone she met, and found her best

mediums for personal connection in nature and art. In later life Patricia stayed active as an

artist. Her paintings have been featured at galleries in Estes Park, Fort Collins, Greeley,

Denver, Aurora, and Santa Fe as well as Wildlife Art Magazine and This Week in Denver . She

served as vice president and later president of the Colorado Artists Guild. She was a member

of Oil Painters of America, Colorado Watercolor Society, Colorado Artists Guild, as well as the

Kinnikinnik Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Painting remained

a love throughout her life second only to her husband and family.

Anyone who met her knows that Pat had a warmth which radiated from her smile and eyes the

minute she walked into a room. She held family and friends close to her heart and maintained a

close spiritual relationship with the Lord. She was an active member of Holy Trinity Anglican

Church and their prayer team in Colorado Springs for a number of years. Patricia enjoyed

appreciating the majestic beauty of the outdoors while hiking, backpacking and climbing

mountains with her husband in New Hampshire and Colorado, continuing well into their eighties.

These excursions provided her main source of inspiration for her painting. Patricia had a certain

calmness and dignity which she brought to her family life and her work as an artist. She met

every challenge and opportunity in her life directly and gracefully.

Patricia is survived by her loving husband of 70 years, Ed Krekorian, their children James

Krekorian and his wife Zoe, Paul Krekorian and his wife Josephine, Frank Krekorian, and Nancy

Niedermeyer; their grandchildren Rachel, Jacob, AJ, and Angelica; their great grandchildren

Skylar-Joy, Ryker-Joel, and Madelyn Anne ; and her brother Frank James. A memorial service

will be held at Holy Trinity Anglican Church when Covid 19 is no longer a threat. Burial will be at

Arlington National Cemetery.