An immensely loved mother, wife, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, friend and neighbor, Patricia Jane Emerson (nee Inglis) left this earth to be with her heavenly Father, early Sunday Morning, June 13, 2021.
Patricia, also known as Patty, was born at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth, on August 27, 1942, to her parents, Zelda Vee (nee Bone) and Paul Elbert Inglis.
As a youngster, she attended Our Lady of Victory, Handley Elementary, and graduated from Eastern Hills High School in 1960.
As a young woman, she worked for General Dynamics where she met her husband. After getting married and having a child, Patricia moved with her small family to Oregon and then to Northern California and eventually moved back home to North Texas. She spent those years keeping her family's home and raising her children. In the mid 1980s, she went back into the workforce at Lockheed to help support her family. She retired from Lockheed in 1997.
In retirement, she found a passion for helping those working in local and national politics. She was able to apply her keen management skills and joyful creativity to help support her community, state and country.
She was a Christian. She was a two-year cancer survivor. She was an avid reader, especially mystery novels. She loved shopping and putting together fashionable outfits. She was the best mom in the world.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Charlie Emerson; her children, Jennifer Emerson and Patrick Emerson; her daughter-in-law, Heather Emerson; her granddaughter, Emma Emerson; her sisters, Paula Miller and Susan Inglis; many nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family members throughout Texas and across the United States.
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