FRANKLIN-----Patricia Meldrum, 89, of Baldwin Street, passed away September 27, 2018 at Concord Hospital.
Pat was born November 9, 1928, on Staten Island, NY, the daughter of the late Robert J. Sullivan, II and Olga Helga (Oakland) Sullivan.
Patricia graduated from Tottenville High School, Staten Island, where she was on the swim team, and after moving to New Jersey, she received a Bachelors degree from Rutgers University. She began her career as a secretary for a Wall Street firm. After receiving her degree in business, Patricia worked on the Ladies Home Journal in Philadelphia and returned to Manhattan for five years at the National Headquarters of the United Lutheran Church in America.
After her marriage to John Meldrum in 1954, they were transferred to Delmar, NY, and in 1967 she began as an Administrative Assistant with the NY State Senate Finance Committee and from 1974-1978, for N.Y. Lt. Governor Mary Anne Krupsak. In 1982, Patricia went to work for the New York State Consumer Finance Association and retired as their Executive Vice President in 1992.
Patricia was a member of Normanside Country Club for 25 years, Mallard Landing Golf Club in Melbourne, FL, and was a ten-year member of the Northeast Women’s Golf Association.
Patricia was a founder and officer of the Friends of the Bethlehem Library and was a delegate to the New York State Governor’s Conference on Libraries in 1978. After retirement, Patricia was a volunteer at the Brevard South Women’s Center. As a charter member of the Women’s Center Guild, she participated in fund raising for the Center.
Since 2008, Patricia lived with her niece, Louise Rosand, in Laconia and in 2014, moved into Mountain Ridge Center in Franklin, NH. In addition to her parents, Patricia was predeceased by her husband, John Meldrum; two brothers, Robert and Lawrence; and three sisters, Eleanor, Eileen, and Joan.
There will be no calling hours. A Memorial Service will be held at the New Jersey shore.
In Lieu of Flowers, donations can be made in Patricia’s name to the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, NH 03247 or to any cat rescue or women’s group of choice.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.