Lion Pat Richardson
Activist, humanitarian, and member of the Eugene Downtown Lions Club since 1994, during which time Lion Pat has been busy as a member of the Community Services Committee, the Sight and Hearing Committee, and the Board of Directors. She also participates as a volunteer in the Food Rescue Express project at FOOD for Lane County and has been a moving force in the Eugene Downtown Lions annual picnic for visually impaired members of the community.
Lion Pat’s commitment to service to others has been a hallmark of her life beginning back when she started losing her sight in high school. By the time she enrolled in college, Lion Pat had lost her sight. She was aided in her studies in Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work by a trusty Royal typewriter given to her by a local Lions Club.
Since that time, Lion Pat has served as an intern on the maximum security unit at a psychiatric hospital, a counselor and teacher of visually impaired students in both Louisville and Washington, D.C., a worker with a recreation program for the disabled in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and as a counselor with Womenspace here in Eugene. Throughout this time, Lion Pat has been an activist voice for the rights of the disabled.
For relaxation and fun, Lion Pat turns to her family of 5 children, 6 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. To them and to us, she is a generous and compassionate woman with a slightly irreverent sense of humor.
