1. Patricia Griffin was a nurse and volunteer social worker from Montserrat.
11 Facts About Patricia Griffin
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Patricia Griffin's mother, of Irish descent, was an immigrant from Antigua and her father was an English rector who served as canon of Saint Anthony Parish for forty years.
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Patricia Griffin then worked at Antigua's Holberton Hospital and Nevis' Alexandra Hospital, before marrying Dr Charles Norman Griffin in 1942.
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The couple had three children, Mary Patricia Griffin and Elizabeth Constance, who were born in Antigua and a son, John.
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In 1964, the family returned to Montserrat, where Patricia Griffin worked as a nurse in her husband's surgery.
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In 1964, Patricia Griffin founded the Old People's Welfare Association to care for disabled or special needs youth and elderly citizens over 70 years of age.
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Patricia Griffin organized the OPWA by dividing the country into districts and assigned scouts to evaluate lack of care, housing, and nutrition in these vulnerable populations.
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Patricia Griffin designed a resident project for the elderly which she envisioned would have nine cottages, as well as community services.
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Patricia Griffin raised funds for four units and the government funded an additional two units.
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Patricia Griffin served as an executive of the Red Cross and for the YWCA, and helped establish the first pre-school program on the island.
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When her husband died in 1976, Patricia Griffin moved to England to be near her son.