Patricia Anne Ritchings

Pat was always kind and funny and generous. I am saddened by this news and pray for her family and friends.

When I was paroled from prison in 2010, after serving over 37 years, Pat Ritchings was one of the warmest and friendliest faces that welcomed me home at Osborne. Weeks later I started my first job at Osborne and Pat´s smile and bouncy energy greeted me almost everyday, she made my transition and onboarding a breeze. I will never forget her face, sense of humor and open personality. It is with great sadness that I share these heart felt memories and condolences to her family, loved ones, colleagues, friends and countless lives she touched and molded. May she rest in Peace.

I had the privilege of working side-by-side with Pat for 23 years at The Osborne Association and what a wonderful experience that was. Pat was a smart, strategic partner who brought an analytical approach to our work at Osborne ensuring that our work was grounded in data and evidence. But what inspired me most was her ability to bring humanity to all that she did - not only by putting the human dignity of the people we served first but bringing compassion and a heart to our staff as well.

Pat demonstrated bringing our whole selves to Osborne - sharing with us delightful stories about her family life with Doug, Henry, Grace, and Audrey, who she clearly adored; sharing with us her passion and commitment to public service as a member of the Bloomfield City Council; and demonstrating tremendous grace, dignity, and courage as she waged a long, noble battle against cancer.

I am deeply saddened to hear of her passing and extend my very deepest sympathy to the Cannon and Ritchings family as well as her beloved family at the Osborne Association.

My deepest condolences to Pat's family and all who loved her. She was funny and sincere, always kept her office door open, and took the time to say hello. You will be missed.

My condolences to her family. She was such a beautiful person inside and out and she made such an impact on everyone´s lives she touched. She will be missed but her memories will be forever.

Pat was such a beautiful, young-spirited woman. She loved her job and took time to mentor and coach me many times when she had a few moments. I am so sorry that she passed away. I loved her dearly. - Evelyn Nowlin - Former Benefits Coordinator for the Osborne Association.

Her Spirit Took Over Any Room She Walked In. A Great Human Being.

My deepest condolences to Pat's family. In our work conversations, I knew that the one way I could always make Pat light up was to ask her about her kids. She was so proud of all three. I know she took pride in her work, too - much deserved, as she was instrumental into building Osborne from the time she joined - as its third employee! - to where it is now, three decades and 400+ employees later. She was key to making Osborne the powerful force for good that it is. She will be so missed.

She had and amazing spirit that lives in our hearts. Ipray for the family, that they may find comfort that in her short life she marked so many people.

Condolences to all of Pat's family. May her memory be a blessing. I worked closely with Pat during my four years at the Osborne Association and she was a true professional, generous with her time and her thoughts.

My deepest condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues. This is heavy, sad, and heartbreaking to me.  I loved her spirit, leadership, and confidence.

Pat will truly be missed. She was an incredible person. She had an incredible work ethic but more importantly, she truly cared for others. Her loss will be felt by many for a long time to come. My deepest sympathies to Pat's family and loved ones.

Janaya

I´m sorry to hear that Pat passed away. Her work and devotion for the staff and participants at the Osborne Association was incredible to see, and her steady guidance will truly be missed.

My memory of Pat was as a new hire and working at the Brooklyn office ICAN program 8th floor, I would see and notice PAT at her desk on her computer and in passing, I would greet PAT and she would look up to return me a greeting. Little did I know that Pat was one of the big wheels at Osborne and she never came across like she was not approachable. This was in 2014. As time went on, Pat and I was assigned to work together during the Osborne CORE Values development and this along with Pat's welcoming spirits to everyone was my memory of her. Pat was one of my favorite people at Osborne, and she will be missed. Your coworker,

J. Ross

My deepest condolences to her family, friends and colleagues. I have worked in Osborne over 20 years, Pat was my loved and much-respected supervisor at Osborne as well as my friend.
Her door was always opened if you needed to speak to her. Very caring and understanding person. She will be missed. She was polite, caring, and deeply committed to our community. We will truly miss her greatly.

My deepest sympathies to Pat's family and loved ones. She was an amazing individual who when I first began working at Osborne, welcomed me with high spirits. My loveliest memory of Pat is whenever we would cross paths in the employee kitchen and we would talk about all sorts of random things. She was polite, caring, and deeply committed to our community. We will truly miss her greatly.

So sorry for your loss. Ms. Ritchings was a very sweet person and a wonderful co-worker. Her door was always opened if you needed to speak to her. Very caring and understanding person. She will be missed.

Many Condolences to the Family.
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My deepest condolences to her family, friends and colleagues. Pat was my loved and much-respected supervisor at Osborne for 18 years as well as my friend. --Virginia Lowery, retired VP of HR

So sorry to hear about Pat's passing, she was a very classy lady. My prayers go out to her family.

I am so heartbroken.. Rest easy Patty

So sorry for your loss . My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Sending deepest sympathies, Carol and Bob Terrigno

I'm so sorry for your loss of such a special sister, Jim.

Thank you for sharing this. While I did not know her personally, she sounds like an amazing human whose legacy can inspire others. Rest In Peace, sweet lady.

I think I get credit for referring Pat to Osborne when she was ready to leave DOC, as Pat's then boss, Judy Keefer, gets credit for referring me to the Women's Prison Association when I was ready to leave the Mayor's Office. For the next 30+ years, Pat was an incredibly generous and supportive colleague who was always available to share her considerable wisdom and expertise with me and many others. She lived with such gentleness and grace, and will be deeply missed.
With thanks for her life, the John Jay College Institute for Justice and Opportunity

Pat never missed an opportunity to share family Joy. Here she is visiting her niece, Becca, and her newborn baby Shoshana in Cleveland. Pat was heading home from dropping her daughter Audrey At college in Chicago. We will all miss her terribly but these memories give us comfort.

Doug,
So sorry for your loss! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Christine

We are very sad to learn of Pat´s passing. We have many fond memories of Home and School, Little League and other neighbor events. Our condolences to the Cannon family.
~ Ron and Lori Taste