One of my cousin’s wrote that we all got a lot of inspiration from Aunt Pat. She had an amazing sense of optimism and there was nothing that was too difficult that couldn't be done once she put her mind to it. And I think she was able to convince a lot of people that they could do things that they might have otherwise not tried. In fact, this reputation for working her will against just about any impediment led to an interesting confusion in the wake of her passing.
Mmoja wa mabinamu wangu aliandika ya kwamba ‘ sote tulipata changa moto nyingi kutoka kwa shangazi Pat. Alikuwa na namna ya ajabu yakuona mazuri na hakukuwa na lolote gumu kupita kiasi lisiloweza kufanyika mara anzapo kulifanya. Na nadhania aliweza kuwashawishi wengi waliweza kufanya mambo hawange jaribu.’ Kwa uhakika, sifa hii ya kung’ang’ana thidi ya vikwazo vyovyote iliwacha tatizo la kushangaza popote alipoenda.