Kathleen Patricia Wilcox

June 7, 1920 " April 7, 2011 Kathleen (Pat) Meadows Wilcox, daughter of James and Mary Butler, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. At age eleven, following a bout of rheumatic fever, she journeyed to Everton Valley, Wales, to attend the Convent of Notre Dame for a year. While there, she became acquainted with her English cousins and developed lifelong friendships with them. She graduated from St. Agnes High School in Queens, NY, where she was President of the Literary Society. Pat went on to work for the New York City Library, also volunteering at the United Service Organization, Inc. (USO). Pat married George Meadows of Boston, MA in 1942 and had five daughters and four sons: Kathleen (Trader), Pamela (Maple), Barbara (Erickson), Phyllis (Manska) and Lucy (Regimbal), Stephen (who died in infancy), David, Jim, and George. The family lived on the East Coast until 1953 when her husband went to work for Hughes Aircraft Company in Los Angeles. The family settled in Brea in 1957. After the loss of her husband in 1960, Pat studied and embarked on a career in the steel business from which she retired in 1985. Pat was an active member of St. Angela Merici Church and was instrumental in starting the Christian Service Agency, serving as its president and being nominated as a Woman of the Year in 1976 by the Brea Chamber of Commerce. She was also active on the board of Little League while her sons were team members. Pat met and married Jesse Wilcox in 1978. Together, they worked tirelessly helping the less fortunate in Brea, eventually moving to Tustin and enjoying a most happy retired life together traveling, gardening and entertaining family and friends. Pats pride and joy were her children, stepchildren Richard Wilcox and Judy Jo (Amy) and their families. She was devoted to all of them and never missed an opportunity to help out in any way. She will be so greatly missed by all her family, including her children, stepchildren, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Services will be held at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Yorba Linda on Monday, 4/11/11 at 4:30pm.. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to Catholic Charities, Orange County.