Remembering Pat

It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the unexpected death of Pat Bickett, Elizabeth's mom. Pat was a truly unique individual who embraced the living of life in a way that few people do, and was always willing to have an adventure, learn about something new, and lend an ear and shoulder to her daughters. She will be missed very much.

One of the most special times that we shared was when Elizabeth, Emily and I invited our moms onto our radio show on WLUW for Mother's Day a few years ago - we brought some music about mothers and daughters and invited them to bring their favorite female musicians as well. I fondly remember Pat telling us about her favorite female musician of all time, Aretha Franklin, and jokingly getting offended when we said we'd brought music "from our moms era, you know, older" because she insisted that they were all still "hip". Those hours with our moms remain among my favorite in all of the hours of radio I've done over the last fifteen years.

On behalf of Emily and myself, as well as the Chicago community radio community, we extend our sincere condolences to the family of Pat Bickett.

Photo: L-R: Kay, Emily, Jen, Colleen, Pat, Elizabeth