{"id":7541,"date":"2017-04-13T16:17:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T21:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=7541"},"modified":"2017-04-13T16:17:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T21:17:51","slug":"in-memoriam-patricia-l-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2017\/04\/13\/in-memoriam-patricia-l-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: Patricia L. Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staff at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center are saddened by the loss of our friend. Pat Scott passed away on Sunday, April 9th<\/sup>, 2017 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Scott Co. Iowa. <\/p>\n

Patricia Louise (Bracker) Scott was born December 27, 1932 in Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa. Her parents were Harold H. and Charlotte Louise (Lorrain) Bracker. She married Harold Wayne Scott on June 6th<\/sup>, 1953 at St. Mary\u2019s Catholic Church in Davenport.<\/p>\n

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Bracker family portrait by Free, Oct 1951 (standing in back row on the left)<\/p><\/div>\n

She attended Immaculate Conception Academy and Marycrest College, graduating in 1964 with a Bachelor of Elementary Education. Pat taught 3rd grade at Lourdes Memorial School (1960 – 1968) and Grant Elementary School (1968 – 1988).<\/p>\n

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Mrs. Scott’s 3rd grade class at Grant Elementary School, 1976-77<\/p><\/div>\n

Pat was a long time volunteer at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center: working the desk, helping patrons with their genealogy questions; compiling indexes for social events published in the Quad-City Times; working with St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Records and Cemetery Records for Pine Hill Cemetery. A retired teacher, she taught beginning genealogy classes at the library for many years. Pat was one of the original charter members and past president of the Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society, founded on October 30th<\/sup>, 1973, and was named SCIGS Volunteer of the Year in 1998.<\/p>\n

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National Volunteer Week, April 1996<\/p><\/div>\n

Pat donated many items from her personal collection to the library. When her health kept her away from the library, she was a frequent caller to the Center. Staff looked forward to her calls and hearing about what she was working on. She will be missed.<\/p>\n

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