Patsy Duncan

Patsy Powell Duncan
Amarillo

Patsy Powell Duncan, age 84 of Amarillo died December 2, 2010 in Amarillo.
Memorial Services will be held on Monday, December 6th at 10:30 AM at The Church of Christ at the Colonies with Mr. Dick Marcear officiating. Private family interment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia.
Patsy was born December 5, 1925 in Archer City, Texas to Patrick and Arradel Powell. An honor graduate of 1942 Class of Childress High School, she went on to Abilene Christian University to earn her B.A. of Dramatic Arts in 1946, continuing on to earn a Masters of Education from West Texas State University in 1955.
On August 17, 1947, she married John Duncan and they were married for thirty-five years until his death in August of 1982.
Patsy lived and taught school at Childress High, ACU, LaMesa, and for the Amarillo Independent School District. She was elected president of Texas State Teacher's Association and took a leave of absence from AISD to serve her term in Austin during 1971-72.
In 1974, she and Jack moved to Houston where she was the regional director for TSTA and in 1979 she moved to Austin as Director of Professional Relations at TSTA until 1985. Patsy then moved to Abilene and began work at Abilene Christian University as the director of Planned Giving. In 1988 she became Vice President of Development at ACU until her retirement in 1995.
While teaching in Amarillo, Patsy taught at Amarillo High, Sam Houston Jr. High and was the 9th grade counselor at Crockett Junior High for many years. She was also the first teacher at Amarillo Christian Schools, teaching kindergarten in 1957.
Patsy was a member and held offices in numerous organizations including Delta Kappa Gamma, Kappa Delta Pi, Retired Teacher's Assoc., WACU, Women's Club of Abilene and Texas Congress PTA . She also served on many boards and foundations throughout her career and received countless awards, honors and citations throughout her lifetime.
The family will receive visitors at the funeral home on Sunday evening from 4:00P.M. until 6:00 P.M.
Patsy was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John, a brother, Pat Powell Jr.and a sister, Cora Team.
She is survived by two daughters, Diane Duncan of Amarillo; Nancy Jo Diaz and husband Danny of Elizabethtown, KY; her grandson, Austin Diaz of Newton, MA; granddaughter, Abby Diaz of Elizabethtown, KY; grandson David Diaz and wife Laura of Louisville, KY; two sisters, Peggy Blanton and husband Everett of Abilene and Charlotte Powell of Amarillo; three brothers, Joe Powell and wife Nancy of Paducah, KY; Bob Powell and wife Kay of Colleyville, TX; Ben Powell and wife Gail of Franklin, TN; brother-in-law Bill Team of Amarillo; and many nieces, nephews and grand nieces and grand nephews.
The family suggest memorials be made to the John and Patsy Duncan Endowed Scholarship Fund at Abilene Christian University, Gift Records, ACU Box 29132
Abilene, TX 79699-9132 or The Blanton Center at the High Plains Children's Home,Box 7448, Amarillo, TX 79114-7448.
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