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Patricia Hunt Perry - Class of 1956

Delete this post Submitted by Bill Norvell 1965 <w.norvell@att.net> on 01/Mar/2023
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    Patricia Hunt Perry, - GUILDERLAND - An extraordinary life well lived, Patricia Hunt Perry rejoined the source, leaving her body peacefully at home on February 27, 2023. Her life was truly her message. Born on January 1, 1938, Patricia graduated from Newburgh Free Academy, Ohio Wesleyan University, and received her doctorate from Syracuse University. Professor Hunt-Perry taught American and international studies at Ramapo College in New Jersey from 1972-2008 when she retired to move closer to her grandchildren in the Capital Region. Long active in social change movements, her influence and rigorous intellect spanned generations: Civil Rights, Immigrant Labor, Environmental Justice, and Women's Rights. Her work seeking peaceful nonviolence brought her to Baba Ram Dass, Buddhism, and Thich Nhat Hahn. Her family seemed to expand with everyone she met, Thanksgiving dinners were a melting pot of nationalities and cultures, all welcome at the farmhouse. Patricia knit together so many threads of life, always interested in who you were, not who you knew. She traveled extensively as a visiting professor in India, in Eastern Europe with peace activists, in Ireland and England, and throughout the U.S. and Canada. Radio work at WBAI in New York City, television work in Toronto, the Master Lecture Series at Ramapo, and countless contacts at talks, lectures, and conferences formed lasting friendships. Patricia is survived by her sons, James and Jeffrey; dear grandchildren, Tim, Jonathan and Spencer; and countless friends that have been family for so many years. That list was too expansive to publish here, but truly were the fabric of her life. Know that she loved and cherished you all. The family would like to especially thank her caregivers, Suenita, Hamwantie, Naroopa, and Priya who guided her through this final stage of her journey; Dr. Zimring and The Community Hospice for exceptional care; and all of the friends who made the home-stay possible. A celebration of life will be scheduled, but in the time and space needed. Please feel free to contact us at phpjoyjourney@gmail.com. Tim and Jeff will respond there. We ask that you send no flowers, but instead, plant a tree, cultivate a garden and make space for the birds, butterflies and moths.
Published by Albany Times Union from Mar. 2 to Mar. 5, 2023.



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