Alberta Patch-Slegaitis

So sorry for your loss. B was an amazing lady and an inspiration to all.

I would like to express my deepest Sympathy to the family of such a wonderful woman. I had the pleasure of being her friend with the local "Red Hat Society" group. She will be missed.

I spent much time on special projects with "B" and her colleagues in the Engliah Language Arts Separtment at State Ed. She was the consumate professional. "B" always was willing to help me with advice on how to negotiate the bureauacracy. I have never forgotten her outreach and support as a new staff member at State Ed. My sympathy to her children and family.

It was a very great pleasure to meet and work with B at the NYS Education Department. She was a great lady and tops in her field! After she retired she worked parttime at Union College in Schenectady, NY, teaching American Literature. She invited me one evening to be a guest lecturer as the topic was American Indian poetry. I hadn't realized until then that she knew that I had been an educator on the Allegany Reservation of the Seneca Nation of Indians in western Newn York before joining the...

I work with "B" during trips to school district's in Central New York. I always learned from her and appreciated how she handled school personnel. She never raised her voice or acted angry yet she warmed the hearts of all of us. I will miss "B" and her love of education.

I worked with "B" for many years at the State Education Department in Albany, NY. She was always so gracious and a pleasure to be around. I thoroughly enjoyed our friendship. She always had a smile and a positive outlook. She will truly be missed by everyone that had the opportunity to know her. She was a remarkable person. I will miss her always.

It was truly an honor to know "B". She was a very special person;warm and friendly with always a smile on her face.She will be missed by the many people that knew her.