- Date Of Birth: November 14, 1933
- Date Of Death: October 13, 2016
- State: Florida
Patricia Ruth Anderson died peacefully at Viera Florida Hospital on October 13th, 2016, at the age of 82 from pneumonia complications. Pat was born on November 14, 1933, in San Mateo, California, to Henry and Anna Mae Landau. She attended several private schools in New York and Pennsylvania. She graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School in 1951. While attending the University of Miami, Pat married Ted Nawrocki in 1952. They had two children, Gary and Karen. She restarted her quest for education at Rollins College, earning a degree in accounting, while working for Boeing at Kennedy Space Center. Later she earned a Master degree in economics at Utah State. She worked for Thiokol (Orbital ATK) from 1982 to 2001 and resided in Tremonton, Utah. She married Byron Clive Anderson on May 15, 1982 in Rockledge Florida. They enjoyed many happy years together in Utah. She was a loving wife and mother, realizing her desire of holding their families together after his death in 1994. She alternated living in Cocoa Beach and Perry every six months, thereafter.