Gail Jeanne Pataky Obituary

Gail Jeanne Pataky attended W.t. Woodson High School in Fairfax, VA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Gail Jeanne Pataky.

Graduation Year	Class of 1972
Date of Passing	Jan 31, 2015
About	In 2016 Gail died peacefully in her beloved Charlottesville Va home from lung cancer. A few months after she passed, her musical theater (Four Corners Players in Barboursville) performed "Fantastiks" (her favorite musical) in her memory. She was funny, always upbeat and musically brilliant. I could not have gotten through senior year without her! BFF Debbie Ransone Newbold

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Patricia Ball '69 said:

Gail Jeanne Pataky, 60, of Charlottesville, died peacefully at home on Saturday, January 31, 2015, surrounded by her beloved husband and siblings after a two-year battle with cancer. Gail was preceded in death by her father, Ernest John Pataky. Surviving to cherish her memory are her husband of 28 years, Robert P. Miller; her mother, June Marie Pataky of Fredericksburg, Virginia; sisters, Patricia June Anderson and husband, Roland of Richmond, Virginia and Susan Pataky Loyd and husband, John of Falls Church, Virginia; brother, John Pataky and wife, Colleen of Fredericksburg, Virginia; nieces, Kate Garrett Anderson, Ann Marie Loyd, Brooke Elizabeth Pataky, Ellen Christine Pataky and Elizabeth Jeanne Loyd; and nephews John Evans Anderson and wife, Laura, William Roland Anderson and Christopher Pataky Loyd, all to whom she was fondly known as "Favorite Aunt Gail." Gail also cherished five canine companions over the course of her lifetime, Sonya, Carmen, Ebony and Ivory, and Dylan.Gail was born September 15, 1954, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. She held a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Virginia and an associate's degree in respiratory therapy from Piedmont Virginia Community College. She was employed by the University of Virginia Health Systems for 34 years, where she worked in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. A gifted pianist, Gail accompanied choirs in high school and later served as musical director and accompanist in and around Charlottesville with Four County Players, Live Arts, New Lyric Theatre, First Night Virginia, Act I, and the Opera Society. Gail and Bob traveled extensively and enjoyed skiing in Vermont and Virginia. Vacations in the Outer Banks with dogs and family brought Gail much joy. Her love of nature, the arts, the moon and the stars, her dogs, her friends and her family, will live on in each of us. She made the world a more beautiful place through her music, her gardens, her infectious smile, her boundless love of life, and her complete devotion to family. A celebration of life will be held on April 7, 2015, Gail and Bob's anniversary.

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