Patricia Barbee


Mrs. Barbee at New Jersey's Vietnam  Memorial Wall at unveiling of late husband's name on Wall of Honor

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 PATRICIA BARBEE

Patricia grew up in Boston, MA.  There she attended all girls’ schools.  The teachers were great nurturing the mind and spirit.  Each student was encouraged to do her best.

Patricia began to writing seriously in the fifth grade.  In high school she worked on the school’s newspaper.

Patricia’s curiosity has taken her to many colleges, universities and specific schools of higher learning.

She spent many years working in different fields before she decided that what she liked best was writing.  Some of the jobs included accounting; auto wholesale parts; assistant to a mayor and city council.  Because of her art education she worked within the city government also as a curator sorting papers hundreds of years old that had been flooded by the Delaware River.  The best part of sorting the papers was to hold in her hands the parchment deed for the city signed by William Penn.

Other jobs have been in law enforcement; department store owner; commercial construction for the third largest company in the world; and holds a real estate broker’s license.  She also is licensed to be a broadcast engineer.

Her unpaid passion has been the welfare of the elderly and children as a licensed foster mother.  This passion has gotten her honors at the United States Senate, Hart Office Building; the State of Georgia in the form of a Resolution and framed plaques and documents.  Along with these honors were trips receive these honors.  There have been many honors from other governments within the State of Georgia.

The highest honor of her heart is the Diocese of Savannah, Bishop Gartland Service Award, presented at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, December 2, 2001.

She has served as a county commissioner for planning and zoning.  Patricia is still busy in politics.

Even though her favorite flower is the iris, the above two pansies represents “remembrance” of her late husband and their son she never got to see.

Patricia has written for numerous East Coast newspapers as a free lance reporter.  And currently is a contributing author at http://www.Searchwarp.com/Author133666.htm

Patricia is a  Redroom writer           http://www.Redroom.com/member/patricia-barbee

 

 

www.patriciabarbee.com  2007-2010