- Date Of Birth: March 16, 1952
- Date Of Death: March 10, 2016
- State: New Jersey
McGowan, Patricia A. died on March 10, 2016. She was a long time Ridgewood resident. She married her loving husband, Michael, in 1974. She raised three children, Brian Michael and his wife Amelia, Christopher Joseph and his wife Brienne, and Trisha Erin. She was a loving grandmother to Makenna and Cameron McGowan. She is survived by her brothers, Richard Tuliszewski and his wife Theresa, Robert Tuliszewski and his wife Kelly, and Larry and his wife Carmella. Patricia is also survived by her sister-in-laws, Karen Rose, Patricia McManus and her husband Paul, and Coleen Lillie, as well as her mother-in-law Dorothe R. McGowan. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Patricia graduated from Trenton State College with a Bachelor’s degree in Education. She received her Master’s degree in Education from William Paterson University. She taught second grade in the Neshaminy, Pennsylvania school district, and also taught as a reading specialist in the Fairlawn School District. She was also a seventh grade teacher in the Paterson School District. Later in life, Patricia changed careers and studied at the Valley Hospital to become an X-ray Technician. She was most recently employed at University Imaging at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Wayne, NJ, and volunteered for their Breast Cancer Awareness program.
