Patricia Ann Marshall

Patricia Ann Marshall, daughter of Josephine and Emmett, mother of Christina and Eduardo, grandmother of Miles, Isaac, Damian, Adrian, Ellis and Lucas, loving mother-in-law, and devoted friend and neighbor to many, died on August 14, 2024. She was 76 years old. Patricia was born in Port Washington, grew up in Commack, and spent most of her life in Whitestone, Queens. She worked in government service for the good of New York City and New York State, including for the New York City Council, the New York State Assembly, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Design and Construction. She was an enthusiastic member of the New York Republican Party and a tireless community organizer, volunteered on political campaigns for local politicians and advocated for community issues. She was courageous and persistent in pushing for changes to benefit her community, including persuading New York City to install a needed traffic light at the intersection of 17th Avenue and Clintonville Street in the 1980’s and most recently to change 17th Avenue to a safer, one-way road. She did this because she took notice of things, saw a better way, and made sure that others paid attention too. She brought that focus on detail to her own affairs, which she kept in meticulous order, and frequently offered advice to family and friends. She was a secretarial wizard with meticulous typing and bookkeeping skills. In retirement, Patricia returned to her native Long Island, living happily in St. James, where she made new friends. She also travelled widely especially to see family in Spain, Moscow, and Brussels with side trips to London, Portugal, Amsterdam, and Paris, as well as visits to Florida, Las Vegas, the Caribbean, a cruise around the Mediterranean and, of course, to her beloved Atlantic City. Patricia was a devoted mother, mother-in-law and grandmother, who loved to commemorate birthdays – the earlier the better – and, even in the digital age, remained utterly committed to Hallmark cards. She was fiercely independent and independent-minded, and never shied away from a rigorous debate. She loved tea with milk, donuts and cookies, Italian food with a bit of red wine and playing the slot machines. She remained friends with her former husband, Eduardo Pan, the father of her children and was beloved by his family members in Spain. A funeral mass will be held at St. Peter of Alcantara Roman Catholic Church in Port Washington, where she was baptized on Oct. 17, 1948. In accordance with her lifelong wish, she will be buried at Nassau Knolls Cemetery alongside her grandparents, Carmine and Anna, immigrants from Nusco, Italy, and her mother Josephine Marshall nee Dellavecchia.