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Patty Gabriel Way
Would that we could use mere words to describe Patty Gabriel, we might use the words kind, or funny, or helpful, but as her family knows, those words wouldn't really scratch the surface of who she really was. I knew Patty Gabriel when I was a student and then as a teacher and again when I became part of the alumni association. We each knew Patty in our own way. Classmates, friends, spouse, mother, aunt, grandmother, the list goes on. But truly it is clear that Patty has had an immense impact on those around her. And aren’t we lucky she chose to surround Holy Family High School. In every role she held at the school, she left an impression on me, but I got The street leading into Holy Family has officially been renamed Patty Gabriel Way. It's a metaphor. Because “Way” is a road, path or street leading into Holy Family, “way” is also a method, style, or manner of doing something. And Patty Gabriel had a unique way of giving back to Holy Family through her work with the alumni. Her way, her dedication and love is what we should seek in our own work, our volunteerism, and our spiritual purpose. Thank you, Patty. Thank you to Mike Gabriel and the Gabriel and Langfield families for your support and commitment to Holy Family High School. Our alumni association continues in the way of Patty Gabriel.
to know her best through the alumni association. She was an advocate for students and her focus was on growing alumni relationships, not merely as a system of fundraising but as a way to unify through a shared history. She brought with her traditions from the 44th and Utica campus like the Chili Homecoming Dinner and the May Crowning, traditions that continue and flourish on the Broomfield campus. Patty was dedicated enough to see the traditions and spirit of the Denver school and bring them to the northern suburbs. Perhaps cliched, but Holy Family High School would not be the place it is today without Patty’s dedication and love.
HOLY FAMILY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2017
Annika Achziger Sydney Alderfer Hannah Bach Anna Bakiera Lisa Banda Sarah Barlow Andrew Barrett Christopher Beatty Willow Belenski Nathan Boselli Lindsey Bovine Mitchell Brinton Ryan Brisnehan Brian Burch Andrew Callaway Emily Campbell Zachary Canaday Katelyn Caviness Estrella Chaffin William Chambers Oriana Chavez Raul Chavez Eric Chiusolo Courtney Christenson Colton Clingman Taryn Cook Tucker Corah Jonathan Coufal Jean-Paul Dalton Zachary Dietrich Cory Dillon Angelina Dinsmore Melanie Doty Sophia Duong Enzo Elliott Philip Elliott
From dedication ceremony of Patty Garbiel Way by Seth Willden
