I Remember Pat Armitage
June 2024 :
Pat Armitage was a force in Skyscrapers for many years. My first meeting with her was at a total solar eclipse site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1972, where she, her husband at the time, Steve and Kathy Siok, and other members traveled together in a mobile home.
Pat taught in the Scituate School system for many years, including being Science Department Head for much of her time.
In addition, Pat was involved with the Blackstone Valley Historical Society, which had been founded by her parents, Richard and Annie Buckley. While she was president, I went to a talk at the Society’s North Gate home, and she made sure I became both a member, and a part of the Board, of which I still serve.
Much of her later time, she always carried news clippings of her granddaughters, and their athletic accomplishments. She could not have been a more proud grandmother.
The saddest part of her passing is that her family had begun preparations for her 80th birthday celebration, to be held at the Historical Society building in mid June. Her sudden passing is a shock to all who knew her.
