Patricia Woods

Patricia Woods, was born on April 11, 1944, in Reading, PA, United States. She attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphiaphia, mastering still life, portraiture, and many other scenes from the natural world. Patricia (Tricia) was also an award winning, lifetime educator, teaching Kindergarten for over 40 years. She also taught drawing and computer art at the adult school of education, California State University, Long Beach. Tricia won Grants from Disney, plus her students won awards in many competitions in Southern California. She established a video busters class. Tricia touched many lives, pouring her heart and soul into her students’ impressionable young lives. She went the extra mile without cutting any corners, capturing their minds and imagination, by reading stories, singing songs, and painting lots of colorful pictures. She passed away June 02, 2023, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA, where she lived with her husband, Ian, of 36 yrs, a native of Lancaster, England, which they visited more than 20 times, while on summer and Christmas vacations. Arrangements are under the care of Forest Lawn, Glendale, CA.