Patricia Nadine Ippolito

Patricia Nadine Ippolito (1925-2011) passed away quietly on Wednesday, November 23, 2011. A loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother. She will be sadly missed by her husband, Aldo, her children Gregory Ippolito, Leslie McCarley, Garret Ippolito (Jill Deitch) and her grandchildren Lauren, Lindsay Alyssa, Andrew, Caitlin, Michaela, and her brother James Manley. Predeceased by her brothers Charles and Donald. She had a lust for life and was devoted to her family. Patricia was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Charles T. and Violet Manley. She attended the French Convent of Notre Dame de Sion and Sunset Hill High School. Patricia graduated from the University of Kansas with a BA from the School of Journalism. She had an adventurous spirit and traversed the globe to explore well-travelled locations and those off the beaten track - first with her mother following university, later with friends, and eventually with her husband. She became a featured correspondent for the Kansas City Chronicle with her "round the world journey". She also furthered her travels as a Pan Am Airline stewardess. While living in Texas, she wrote society and women's features for the Houston Chronicle, the largest daily paper in Texas and was recognized as an Honorary Texas Marshal. She received an Associated Press award for a series of features that she wrote while living there. She returned to Kansas City where she met Aldo on a blind date and quickly fell in love. They were married 54 years. They started a family in Kansas City then moved to Montreal, Quebec where Patricia studied interior design. They relocated to Toronto, Ontario where they resided for 48 years. Over the years, Patricia participated in a wide spectrum of volunteer and altruistic activities. She was President of the American Woman's Club of Toronto, President of the Toronto Area Alumnae Panhellenic (TAAP), and a member of the Toronto Alumnae Association of Delta Gamma Women's Fraternity where she was instrumental in starting the Delta Gamma Chapter in Waterloo and raising funds for scholarships and various charitable organizations. She provided leadership to numerous committees organizing charitable events for the Opera, North York Symphony, and other causes. She inspired spiritual grounding, a love of life, and a commitment to philanthropy in her children. Patricia was well-read, generous and kind. She will be greatly missed. A Private Service will be held at R.S. Kane Funeral Home in Toronto on Saturday, November 26, 2011. Memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson's Society Canada.