Patricia Collins Moran

Patricia Collins Moran, 82, died Monday, April 18, 2022. She was born at home to Helen Wilson and William Eugene Collins on May 6, 1939. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Louis S Moran II, her brother Gene Collins. She is survived by her son Louis S Moran III (Mimi) and her daughter Staci Moran Crawford (Jay), her two sisters Louise Armin and Liz Tombras, grandchildren, Emily Moran, Lou Moran IV, Jay Crawford, Bo Crawford, Molly Crawford.

Patti grew up in east Knoxville. She attended East High School and University of Tennessee, where she met the love of her life, Lou Moran. They married in March 1962.

Following her time at UT, she worked at Skyline Transportation until being named the first director of the Girl’s Club of Knoxville in 1963. She and Lou moved to Jackson, MS for several years, then returned to Knoxville to make their mark on the local independent insurance industry. Patti and Lou worked together at Inter-Agency Insurance for over 30 years. She also owned and ran Moran Builders “Fine Homes by Patti,” building custom homes in the Knoxville area.

Patti was involved in the community as a troop leader for Lou III’s cub scouts and Staci’s brownie and girl scouts, as a member of the Jaycees and The Akima Club, where she enjoyed working at Ronald McDonald House, and where she and Big Lou loved to jitterbug in Cabaret! She was a long time member of First Christian Church.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, friends make a contribution to The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley at bgctnv.org or 967 Irwin Street, Knoxville, TN 37917 in memory of Patti (to honor her being the first paid director of the Girls’ Club of Knoxville, which offered out-of-school recreation and training in the arts to make purposeful and confident citizens to girls in the early 1960’s).

There will be a service in the Mausoleum Chapel at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery, Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 12:30 pm.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.berryhighlandmemorial.com for the Moran family.