IN MEMORIAM
Patricia Pantaleoni, 88;
Ground-Breaking Lawyer
ONEONTA – Patricia Curtis Hamilton Pantaleoni, 88, who with her daughter, City Judge Lucy Bernier, formed what may have been the first mother-daughter law firm in the state, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.
She was born Feb. 19, 1930, in St. Johnsbury, Vt., and grew up in the neighboring village of Passumpsic. Patricia studied piano from an early age, playing for the services of the Baptist Church of Passumpsic and for the weekly dances at the Grange Hall.
After graduating from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1948, she attended Smith College on a full scholarship, studying music and piano performance. After graduating from Smith College in 1952, she pursued and received a master's degree in music education at Radcliffe College on a Ford Foundation Fellowship.
