Patricia Walker

Patricia Ann (Dixon) Walker, age 83, passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at the Philadelphia Protestant Home. She was born in Somerset, PA to Telford Miles and Bernice Irene (Hay) Dixon. Paul J. Kuty, her first husband, died in 1978. James W. Walker, of Philadelphia, her second husband survives her. Pat has one son, Paul D. Kuty (Rosa) of Newtown, PA and three grandchildren: Colleen Rockafellow (Trent) of Williamston, MI, Chris Kuty (Casey Clark) of New York City, and Sean Kuty (Rachel Poole) of Pittsburgh, as well as three great grandchildren: Isabel, Lincoln, and Franklin Rockafellow. Bernard John Dixon, Pat's brother, predeceased her, as did her parents and a stepson, James Walker. She has another stepson, Daniel Walker, of Roslyn, PA.

Pat was a graduate of United Joint HS (now United HS), Armagh, Indiana County, PA, Indiana State Teacher's College (now IUP) and Trenton State College (now TCNJ). She taught 1st grade in Bucks County PA's Neshaminy School District at the Miller, Eisenhower, and Schweitzer Elementary Schools. Pat especially enjoyed teaching reading and getting her students to write stories. She was a charter member of the Neshaminy Federation of Teachers.

A proud Democrat, Pat worked tirelessly for many candidates and causes. For a number of years, she was a committeewoman and from 1974 - 1975, the chair of the Democratic Association of Middletown Township, Bucks County, PA. Pat often volunteered teaching reading to children and adults. A lover of animals, as a youngster she cared for "Fred", a retired "mine pony", a horse named "Molly", and was a 4H member. Also, she raised and showed steers at the Indiana County Fair. Throughout her life she rescued and homed a number of stray cats and dogs while also being very generous to many charities. She would often leave a tiny "raft" in her pool for any creature that might fall in and then rescue them, when needed. Pat had resided in the Juniper Hill section of Levittown, PA from 1960 until 2019.

She loved to travel. Whether on a cruise to Alaska, getting drenched in the rain at Mont St. Michel, France, or climbing a mountainside to see prehistoric cave drawings near Ronda, Spain Pat lived life to the fullest.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday, August 6, 2021, from 6:00 until 8:00 pm and on Saturday, August 7, from 12:30 until 1:00 pm at the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, 2200 Trenton Road, Levittown, PA, where her funeral service will be held on Saturday at 1:00 pm. Interment will be held privately, at a later date, in Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown. All attendees are asked to wear a mask.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Pennsylvania SPCA, Southern Poverty Law Center, or the Democratic Party.