Fayette County PA Archives Obituaries.....Patterson, Alyce Ronco May 31, 2004
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PATTERSON, ALYCE-Forest Hills; Pitt Aid Helped Authors In Publishing Process:
    Even though Alyce Patterson waited until after her children were raised 
before venturing out into the work force, it didn't take her long to put the 
skills she developed in high school to good use.
    For nearly two decades, Mrs. Patterson worked as an administrative 
assistant in the University of Pittsburgh's College of Library and Information 
Science, where she was asked to assist in the publishing of several books, 
including two for children--"Lucky, The Long Branch Library Dog" and "Dr. 
Krzys's Piano With A Soul."
    Mrs. Patterson, of Forest Hills, died Monday, May 31, 2004.  She was 82.
    "The professors in the department at Pitt where she worked recognized that 
even though my mother did not go to college, she was very sharp when it came 
to things such as English grammar," said her son, Gilbert Patterson.
    Prior to assisting author Richard Krzys with his children's books, Mrs. 
Patterson worked with writer Alvin Faust on his book "The Studebaker Family in 
America," which chronicles the history of a family that went from building 
many of the horse-drawn wagons used by westbound pioneers, to making it's mark 
in the nation's burgeoning automobile industry.
    Mrs. Patterson, a graduate of Uniontown High school, was known to many for 
her willingness to help others.
    "Years after Mom retired from the university, a number of the students 
kept in touch with her by sending cards or gifts," said Kenneth Patterson, 
oldest of the Patterson children.  "She was always available to help them, and 
they made it a point to let her know that they appreciated what she did."
    In addition to her job at the university, Mrs. Patterson volunteered for a 
number of years as an instructor in the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine 
program at St. Maurice church in Forest Hills.
    "She was a very devout Roman Catholic," Kenneth Patterson said.  "And it 
was important to her to be able to pass her knowledge on to children by 
teaching them in CCD class."
    Mrs. Patterson also was an accomplished pianist who enjoyed playing 
classical music.
    Mrs. Patterson is survived by three sons:  Kenneth Dale II, of Forest 
Hills, Robert "Marko", of Braddock Hills, and Gilbert Raymond, of North 
Versailles; and a brother, Gilbert Ronco, of Virginia.  She was predeceased by 
her husband, Kenneth Dale Patterson.
    Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Thursday at 
Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home, 700 Linden Ave., East Pittsburgh.  A Mass of 
Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Maurice Church in 
Forest Hills.
    The family suggests that memorial donations be made to Animal Friends, 
2646 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA., 15222. 
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