Our dear founder of the GLC, Patricia Colan, sadly passed away on 23 October at the Centre Hospitalier de Grasse. She died peacefully surrounded by her four children Joanne, Jackie, Neil and Louis.
We have many members that knew Patricia well and whom will be downhearted to hear of this news.
Patricia founded The Ladies Lunch Club in 2008, at the time living in Nogaro. Patricia and a small group of women were learning a foreign language, experiencing a new life and for some, feeling lonely and isolated. The group aimed to support women who were new to the area, to give them an opportunity to meet people and to make new friends. Later renamed The Gascogne Ladies Club, Patricia created a lovely success story.
A private cremation took place in Grasse on 27 October 2023.
As she wished, Patricia’s ashes were scattered at dawn in the river Gave de Pau that runs through Lourdes, and through the sanctuary and grotto where she volunteered.
Our sincere deepest of sympathies to Patricia’s family.
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