PATRICIA ANNE (JAMES ) KREKORIAN
December 18, 1928 January 10, 2021
Patricia Anne James Krekorian, 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 10, 2021 in Monument, Colorado. Patricia was born on December 18, 1928 in Atlanta, Georgia to Branson James and Cora Sue Anthony James. She graduated from Royston High School and went on
to the University of Georgia, graduating in 1949 with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts. On a trip to visit her brother at Fort Bliss, Texas, Patricia met his best friend, fellow 2nd Lieutenant Ed Krekorian. Nine months later, on June 30, 1950, the two were married. Ed was deployed to Korea three weeks later and Patricia began teaching at a high school in Atlanta. When Ed returned and enrolled in medical school, Patricia took a lab technician position in the microbiology department. By the time he graduated, Patricia was chief technician and raising
their young son Jim. Patricia's second child, Paul, was born while Ed interned at Athens General Hospital in Georgia. Ed returned to active duty in the Army for training in San Antonio
and upon his graduation the family was assigned to the US Military Academy, West Point, where two more children, Frank, and Nancy were born. Patricia and Ed were then assigned to Walter Reed in Washington D.C. and Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Colorado where they found their permanent home.
In loving support of her husband and his military career, Patricia fostered a sense of community everywhere they were stationed. Whether she was entertaining thirty officers and their wives for
dinner, teaching painting classes on Post, or arranging flowers for Sunday services at the chapel, she was all in. She made space in her life for everyone she met, and found her best mediums for personal connection in nature and art. In later life Patricia stayed active as an
artist. Her paintings have been featured at galleries in Estes Park, Fort Collins, Greeley, Denver, Aurora, and Santa Fe as well as Wildlife Art Magazine and This Week in Denver . She
served as vice president and later president of the Colorado Artists Guild. She was a member of Oil Painters of America, Colorado Watercolor Society, Colorado Artists Guild, as well as the Kinnikinnik Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Painting remained a love throughout her life second only to her husband and family.
Anyone who met her knows that Pat had a warmth which radiated from her smile and eyes the minute she walked into a room. She held family and friends close to her heart and maintained a
close spiritual relationship with the Lord. She was an active member of Holy Trinity Anglican Church and their prayer team in Colorado Springs for a number of years. Patricia enjoyed appreciating the majestic beauty of the outdoors while hiking, backpacking and climbing
mountains with her husband in New Hampshire and Colorado, continuing well into their eighties. These excursions provided her main source of inspiration for her painting. Patricia had a certain calmness and dignity which she brought to her family life and her work as an artist. She met
every challenge and opportunity in her life directly and gracefully.
Patricia is survived by her loving husband of 70 years, Ed Krekorian, their children James Krekorian and his wife Zoe, Paul Krekorian and his wife Josephine, Frank Krekorian, and Nancy Niedermeyer; their grandchildren Rachel, Jacob, AJ, and Angelica; their great grandchildren
Skylar-Joy, Ryker-Joel, and Madelyn Anne ; and her brother Frank James. A memorial service will be held at Holy Trinity Anglican Church when Covid 19 is no longer a threat. Burial will be at
Arlington National Cemetery.

Published by The Gazette on Jan. 17, 2021.