#deadwitness ~ OBIT: Patricia Noel - Resident of Alamo - Suicide

Patricia Noel Resident of Alamo

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Suicide

Pat Noel Alamo - Patricia A. Noel, 58, died Friday. Mrs. Noel was born May 20, 1945, in Albuquerque, NM, daughter of Allen H. Parkinson and Verttie Taylor Parkinson. She was married to James W. Noel on February 14, 1973 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is survived by her husband, James W. Noel of Alamo, CA; one daughter, Emily N. Hamilton of Santa Monica, CA, and two sons, Nicholas J. Noel of Santa Barbara, CA and Daniel J. Noel of Alamo, CA; one grandchild, Justin P. Hamilton. Mrs. Noel graduated from San Mateo JC then studied at the University of San Francisco finishing her degree in Psychology at BYU in Provo, Utah. She was a gifted artist, art collector, member of the Wasatch Mountain club (where she enjoyed hiking), a naturalist who enjoyed Emily Dickinson poems and wine tasting with her husband. She not only gave life to her 3 children but when their health was threatened worked tirelessly to raise, educate, and love each one of them forgoing her career. She was also President of Noel Properties, LLC a commercial property investment in Rocklin, CA. Funeral services will be held at Oak Park Hills Chapel, Walnut Creek, CA. Visiting time: 12:30-1:30 with service 1:30 - 2:15. Burial to follow at 2:30PM in the Oakmont Cemetery in Lafayette, CA.

Published in East Bay Times on Mar. 17, 2004 

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