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PATRICIA STEVENSON Patricia Stevenson was born and raised in Enid Oklahoma. She is number 4 in a loving line of 12 children. She attended Carver Elementary School, Longfellow Junior High, and graduated from Enid High School. After graduation, she began her career in helping others working at St. Mary's Hospital as a Nurse’s Aid. She continued her education by attending Phillips University and graduating from Northern Oklahoma College.
me things such as the importance of my faith and keeping God first, what unconditional love looks like, how to forgive the way God has forgiven me, and much more. She would always tell me how I was like a daughter that she never had. Well she means so much to me and is like a mother I’ve always prayed for. I am beyond blessed and grateful to have her in my life. My 2 boys love her and enjoy visits with her, and all the love and happiness she brings when she is around. She is truly a gem and a legend on this earth, we are so grateful for her!”
Although Pat’s most cherished accolades are her preschool students, her unwavering commitment to God, families and her community have not gone unnoticed. Her awards and honors include the Oklahoma Early Childhood Association Award, Garfield County Child Care Association Award, Martin Luther King Diversity Pat found her calling and Award, and Court Appointed Special Advocate Volunteer of the opened her child care Business, Patty Cake Daycare, in 1983. While Year Award. She has served as the President of Martin Luther King working full time, she also earned her Associate’s Degree in Child Committee, President of Bass Volunteer Committee and currently Development. She cared not only for the children in her daycare serves as Parliamentarian for Bass Hospital Volunteer group. but also for their families. She often went above and beyond the daycare by visiting the homes of the children and always being Retirement has not slowed her down. She remains active by conavailable to help families by educating them and providing kind tinuing to work with CASA and volunteering at Bass Hospital. Pat and generous works. Many of her students and their families fondly is able and willing to serve most anywhere there is a need. She remain in contact with her. recently completed a 5k and a 10k run and came in first place in her age group. One of her “kids” was quoted as saying: “Mrs. Patty is one of the most kind, giving, strong, selfless, genuine, happy and full of Encounters with “Patty Cake” will always include a kind encourlife people I know. To know her is to love her. I have had the plea- aging word and a reminder to pray for our country and “people all sure of knowing her pretty much my entire life, since the age of 18 around the world.” She has been married to Jerry “Smoke” Stevenson months, and I will be 30 soon. Not only was she one of my primary for 53 years, has one child, 3 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. caregivers growing up, she is also my god-mother. She has taught We are happy to honor Patricia Stevenson as this month’s Local me life lessons that have stuck with me to this day. She has taught Legend! ENID MONTHLY | FEBRUARY 2021 | 3
