Patricia Lucille Simpson

Patricia Lucille Hatfield Simpson, 87, of Albuquerque, passed away on February 24, 2014 at the Clare Bridge Memory Care unit of Brookdale Place. Patricia was born on March 29, 1927, to Clarence and Oleita Hatfield, in Burlington, Iowa. Growing up she spent time in Elkhart, IN, before moving to Kansas City, MO. There she graduated from Southwest High School. She attended college at the University of Missouri, where she was an active member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Patricia was an accomplished artist and was a commercial artist for part of her working life. She also worked for her father's engineering firm in Albuquerque. Patricia's favorite years of her life were spent in Hawaii. She lived in Honolulu, Oahu and Hilo, Hawaii. Tending bar kept her busy for a number of years followed by working as a secretary at what was then Holiday Mart. Patricia ended up back in Albuquerque. She worked as a legal secretary before finally retiring. Patricia loved to visit Las Vegas and took many a trip to the city. Patricia was married briefly to Donald Simpson. Patricia is survived by her brother, Marshall Hatfield, White Bear Lake, MN; her sister, Margaret Day Saunders, Albuquerque; and three nephews, Stephen Hatfield, Indianapolis, IN, Michael Day, Edmund, OK, and David Day, Vancouver, WA. A Memorial Service will be held for Patricia on Friday, April 25, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Activities Room at Brookdale Place, 4910 Tramway Ridge Drive NE. Her nephew Stephen will scatter her ashes off of Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, in August of this year. FRENCH - Wyoming 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400