Obituary for Patricia Peace Pipkin

With profound sadness we share the news that Trish left us April 28, 2020 to return gracefully to the earth, the trees, the water, and the stars.

Trish was born in 1936 in Harlan, Kentucky to parents Lois and Jesse. She pursued many passions and interests, including ballet in Utah, Inuit art in Manitoba, painting at Holden Village in Washington, photography on countless travels, and reading and writing everywhere she went. She loved—and was loved by—her children and grandchildren, our Minnesota Northwoods, and her many dogs and cats.

Trish helped raise four diverse and capable boys. Our mother’s greatest contribution was to live life exemplifying a giving acceptance of others and finding beauty from our natural world. She succumbed at peace, and will be missed dearly as not only a mother, but as a friend and inspiration.

Trish is survived by her sons Buck, Pip (Deb), Nat (Karen), and Jesse (Betsy); her 9 grandchildren Lauren (Eric), Leanna (Jeff), Jesse, Jake, Emily, Kate, William, Elise, and Colden; her sisters Molly LaFontaine and Dooley Hospers; and her former husband, Peter Longley.

Trish gave all of us something extraordinary and she will be deeply missed.