Patricia Jane PETERSEN

1940 - 2022

PATRICIA JANE PETERSEN (nee URE) Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on August 19, 2022. Survived by her devoted spouse of 58 years, Hans Karl Petersen; and by her sons, Andy (Alexandra) and Tim (Mhairi). Pat also leaves behind 4 grandchildren: Lucas (Sue- Mun), Leah, Aidan and Liam; of whom she was immensely proud. Pat was born in New York in 1940 and raised in the Bronx. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1961, immigrating to Canada in the 1960s with Hans. A lifelong learner, Pat earned her MA from the University of Toronto in 1977 and her PhD in political science from U of T in 1985. She began a long- term career as Director of the Urban Studies Program at Innis College, U of T, in 1987. Pat and her family spent much of their summers in the Adirondacks, where she spent many happy days hiking mountains, reading voraciously, drawing, painting and making new friends. A Celebration of Life will be held in honour of Pat on Sunday, September 25, 2022, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., Toronto. Donations in memory of Pat can be made to the Adirondacks (ADK) Mountain Club or to The Couchiching Conservancy.