Obituaries
Obituaries PATRICIA FERGUSON PATRICIA FERGUSON
than once, especially when it came to en year reporting anda Staff the ice-bucket dreaded Departme a Staff trip to Malawi in 2003, challenge,Education end of termschool festivities ……the list is census! endless.
Patricia’s involvement School extende Aside from her efficient running of thein School Office, Patricia willthe be School remembered by everyone beyond Office. Her three childr who met attended her for her friendship She washerself i B.R.A. and Sheloyalty. immersed always ready to help anyone who had a problem; school taking part init,many of the she was awider listening ear forlife those who needed a Revues, tasty a Staff trip to Malawi baker of extremely chocolate cakes, coffeein 2003, a lover andice-bucket a break-time cross-word challenge,solver endalongside of term festi James Cleland. ……the list is endless.
Patricia was diagnosed with Small Cell cancer It was with much sadness that the School Aside from efficient running of the S in September 2020. She her underwent radiotherapy community heard of the passing of Patricia seeming It was with much sadness that the School and chemotherapy Office, stoically, Patricianeverwill be to remembered Ferguson in the early hours of Thursday 10th June get her down. I know that she was 2021. community heard of the passing of Patricia let her illness everyone who met her for her friendship immensely grateful to friends who visited, phoned, th Patricia McKinney, as shehours then was, appointed Ferguson in the early of was Thursday 10 sent cards, loyalty. was always ready to help an flowers orShe presents. in August 1998, as a Clerical Officer, working in June 2021. whobehad problem; washer a listening e Patricia will mucha missed by hershe family, the School’s General Office under the supervision those who needed it, a Office, baker the of extremely friends, her colleagues in the School of Mrs Roberta Lynn. [Mrs previously Patricia McKinney, as Lynn she had then was, was Leadership Team with whom she worked closely, chocolate cakes, coffee lover and a break taught Patricia her word-processing/typing skills at appointed in August 1998, as a Clerical Officer, all of the teaching and non-teaching Staff but evening classes in Glengormley High School.] On cross-word solver alongside James Cleland most of all by her children Christopher, Ciara and working in theofSchool’s Office the retirement Mrs Lynn General in 2003, Patricia wasunder her grandchildren Paige, Katie, to Office a positionLynn. she held [Mrs Meghan and the promoted supervision of Manager, Mrs Roberta Patricia was diagnosed with and Small Cell c James to whom she was devoted. untilhad ill-health forced her to takePatricia leave of absence. Lynn previously taught her wordin September 2020. She under L.C. Patricia’s appointment to the School Office
processing/typing skills at evening classes in largely coincided with the introduction of the Glengormley High School.] On the retirement Computerised Local Administration of Secondary of Mrs Lynn in 2003, Patricia was promoted to Schools, CLASS, the fore-runner of C2K and Office Manager, a position shesystem held was until illSIMS. Patricia’s knowledge of this second to none. recording to health forced herFrom to take leaveattendances of absence. School Comms to Parentmail to SIMS Parent to EMAs, Patricia mastered them all with relativeOffice Patricia’s appointment to the School ease. In my years as Vice-Principal I know that I largely coincided with the introduction of the relied upon her to get me out of tricky situations, Computerised of when using SIMS,Local more thanAdministration once, especially Secondary Schools, CLASS, the fore-runner of when it came to end-of-year reporting and the dreaded of Education school census! C2K and Department SIMS. Patricia’s knowledge of this
Patricia’s School extended far system wasinvolvement second toin none. From recording beyond the School Office. Her three children all attendances to School Comms to Parentmail to attended B.R.A. She immersed herself in the wider SIMS Parent to EMAs, Patricia them school life taking part in many of themastered Staff Revues, all with relative ease. In my years as VicePrincipal I know that I relied upon her to get me
radiotherapy and chemotherapy stoically, seeming to let her illness get her down. I that she was immensely grateful to friends visited, phoned, sent cards, flowers or pres
Patricia will be much missed by her family friends, her colleagues in the School Offic Leadership Team with whom she wo closely, all of the teaching and non-tea Staff but most of all by her children Christo Ciara and Meghan and her grandchildren P Katie, and James to whom she was devote
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