Patricia Jane Baldwin, 91 of Winchester, VA, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024, at Shenandoah Valley Westminster Canterbury.
Pat was born in 1932 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the late Nelson Miles and Jane Ellison Buck. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Florida Southern University, her master’s degree in nursing from Medical College of Georgia and then went on to obtain her doctorate in nursing/sociology form Catholic University in Washington D.C. Pat was Associate Professor at George Mason University and retired after 25 years in education as a Professor at York College in York, PA. She was a member of 1st Presbyterian Church in Winchester. Pat volunteered at Glen Burnie, Stephen Ministry at 1st Presbyterian Church and was a member of AAUW-Winchester Branch, the Women’s Club in Cedar Key, FL and associate member of Cedar Key United Methodist Church. She enjoyed quilting, knitting and most of all traveling and spending time with her grandchildren.
Pat married George Rockefeller Baldwin on September 12, 1953, in Philadelphia, PA. He preceded her in death on December 30, 2014.
She is survived by her children, Cheryl Baldwin-Turpin of Virginia Beach, VA, George D. Baldwin, II of Carabell, FL and Nelson M. Baldwin of Winchester, VA; grandchildren, George Delaware Baldwin, III of Chesapeake, VA, Katherine Ellison Harper Everett of Glen Allen, VA, Ellison Blair Turpin of Chattanooga, TN and Patricia Leah Milletich of Baltimore, MD and great-grandchildren, Thomas Everett, Rayden Everett, Ethan Baldwin, Eli Baldwin and Parker Everett.
Along with her husband and parents, Pat is preceded in death by her son, Thomas R. Baldwin.
A service will be held for Pat on Friday, August 2, 2024, at 11:00am at First Presbyterian Church of Winchester. Interment will follow at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in memory of Pat to the Nursing Scholarship at York College in York, PA or to a charity of the donor’s choice.