Patricia Dorothy Moore, 85, passed away on May 26, 2020.  Patricia became a registered nurse after studying at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix.  She then moved to Chicago where she earned her bachelor’s in nursing at Loyola University. Patricia then moved back to the Phoenix area.  She lived and worked in the town of Guadalupe for two years where she started a community health clinic with a friend and fellow nurse.  She continued to work with the Guadalupe community throughout her career and into retirement on multiple public health initiatives. She returned east and earned her Masters in Nursing from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.  She then taught part time at ASU to be in Phoenix close to her sister while raising three daughters.

In 1980, Patricia decided to pursue her doctorate at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health in Baltimore.  After completing her degree, she settled back in Tempe as a Professor and then Associate Dean at ASU’s College of Nursing.  She taught public health policy and impacted the lives of countless nursing, health policy and health administration students during her 23-year career at the university, and she mentored many graduate students through their research.  She created positive changes in Arizona public health policy through both her research on infant and maternal health as well as her work on community health projects in Maricopa County. 

Patricia is survived by two daughters and seven grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by two sisters and a daughter. Her daughters will be making arrangements for a small private family funeral now, and then a larger public memorial celebration later this year. They have set up a Memorial website and would love to hear your stories and remembrances of Pat. More information will be included here as it becomes available. https://www.gatheringus.com/memorial/patricia-moore/3788 If you would like to make a donation in lieu of flowers, please contact The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Arizona. (Sources: Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home and GatheringUs Website)