Patricia Lane (Dudley) Skidmore passed away peacefully in Santa Monica, CA, on January 21, 2015, surrounded by loving family and friends. She was born in Bedford, Massachusetts, on July 22, 1928, to Howard Elton Dudley and Mary Lane Gillogly Dudley, the 3rd of 7 children. She met the love of her life, Daniel David Skidmore, while attending Venice High School and they were married on August 27, 1948. Pat enjoyed tennis, square dancing, bridge, sewing, crocheting and visiting family. She is survived by her husband, Daniel David, their four children, Nancy Lane of Arroyo Grande, CA, Betsy Ann of Agua Dulce, CA, Daniel David Jr. of Yukon, Oklahoma, and Patti Lynn of Moscow, Idaho; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Dudley of Moscow, Idaho, and Richard Dudley of Selma (Clovis,) CA; and many nieces and nephews.