Patricia A. CREMINS

CREMINS, Patricia A. Patricia A. Cremins, 73, of Hartford, passed away peacefully April 12, 2011. Born in Boston, MA, April 16, 1937, daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Coady) Cremins, and sister of the late Maureen Cremins. Patricia received her BA from Emmanuel College in Boston, MA, and her Masters in Education from Boston University and Oxford University in Oxford, England. As an educator and administrator, she held positions in New York, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. In 1983 she began her affiliation with the University of Hartford. She was one of the founders, and for many years was the director, of the President's College, a non-credit program for adults at the University. She continued at the University as a teacher in the All-University Curriculum. Patricia is survived by many cousins of the Cremins and Coady families, and by many friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 2-p.m. in The Ahern Funeral Home, 180 Farmington Ave., Hartford. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the "President's College in memory of Patricia Cremins." Please send donations to University of Hartford, President's College, c/o Toni Robinson, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117.