Patricia Jean "Pat" Farrar was an American educator.
11 Facts About Patricia Farrar
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Patricia Farrar was the First Lady of South Dakota from 1969 to 1971 during the administration of her husband, former Governor Frank Farrar.
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Patricia Farrar was on the board of advisers of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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Patricia Farrar won a gold medal at the National Senior Games, known as the Senior Olympics, in 1989.
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Patricia Farrar was raised in nearby Claremont, where she graduated as valedictorian from Claremont High School in 1949.
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Patricia Farrar began her career as a teacher at Summit High School in Summit, South Dakota.
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Patricia Farrar was a member of the South Dakota Commission on the Status of Women, as well as the South Dakota State University's advisory board for apparel and textiles.
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Nationally, Farrar held a seat on the board of advisers for the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC She wrote and performed a chautauqua based on the life of South Dakota's first First Lady, Margaret Mellette.
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In 1989, Patricia Farrar won a gold medal in race walking at the second National Senior Games in St Louis, Missouri.
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Patricia Farrar died from Lewy body dementia and Parkinson's disease at Avera St Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on October 31,2015, at the age of 84.
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Patricia Farrar was survived by her husband and their five children.