Patricia Hobbs

Patricia Hobbs Patricia Jocelyn Hobbs died suddenly but peacefully in her Boulder creek home on Sept. 27th 2007. Those who knew her would say she was a woman before her time; She was a force to be reckoned with. Patricia was born in Richmond, CA on Feb. 28th, 1925 she was the only child of Emil Maher and Anice Coleloug. Her parents owned the 10th Street Pharmacy in San Jose, CA and opened the first pharmacy in Saratoga, CA. Patricia started her 1947 New Year's off by marrying Lucian Ashley Hobbs. Patricia received her bachelor's degree from Mills College in Oakland, CA. She went on to work for Hope Rehabilitation Services for 22 years, retiring in 1979. Hope had 35 clients when she started, when she retired it was the largest rehabilitation agency for the developmentally disabled in the Western U.S. Patricia also lobbied for mental health and in 1967 succeeded in getting Santa Clara County to set up an advisory committee on mental health. Pat as her friends knew her, lived with Lucian in the Santa Cruz Mountains for some 50 years. They resided on Summit Road then they built their dream home in Boulder Creek. She and Lucian had no children. She loved animals, she won medals for her German Shepards and took a top award for her Morgan horse Dinah. She is also survived by a cousin Barbara Byzewski residing in San Diego, her two beloved horses, a dog named Gus and Barney the cat. At her request, a party will be held at the Hollins House in Scotts Valley on November 10, 2007 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. the Hobbs Residence.