PATRICIA ANN GREENE

passed away in Little Rock, Ark., on July 27, 2020, after a four year battle with a degenerative nerve disease. She was born August 18, 1946 in San Diego, Calif., and lived in Detroit, Mich., until 1955. In Little Rock, she attended Franklin Elementary, Southwest Junior High, and Little Rock Central High. After high school graduation, she attended Newcomb College of Tulane University on scholarship, graduating in 3 years. She graduated Phi Beta kappa with a degree in math. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII).

Tricia was predeceased by her parents, Ralph Taylor Greene and Nolene Woodson Greene. She is survived by her husband, Edmond Turner of Maumelle; brother, Doug Greene and his wife Tiff Mitchum of Boulder, Colo.; and sister, Cindy Greene of Little Rock; nephew, Donovan Greene (Kelsey); and great-niece, Grace Greene of Boulder, Colo. Also nieces, Samantha Jambor, Paige Mitchum; and nephew, Zack Jambor. She is also survived by many beloved aunts and cousins. Tricia leaves behind the last of her string of adored cocker spaniels, Breaux.

After graduation from Newcomb, she worked for Texas Instruments, installing one of first remote terminals that she wrote in London in 1970. She later worked for Republican National Bank in Dallas. She worked in banking Information Technology until she went back to school, choosing Stanford Graduate School of Business School over Harvard University.

After receiving her MBA in 1977, she worked for Gulf Oil Exploration and Production Company in Pittsburgh, Penn., Houston, Texas, and Tulsa, Okla. She later joined Visa International in Foster City, Calif., and was instrumental in the international growth of Visa debit programs.

She took early retirement, moved back to Arkansas, and became active in Arkansas politics. She served president of the Arkansas Federation of Republican Women, Treasurer of National Federation of Republican Women, and attended as a delegate national Republican conventions in NY, Minneapolis, Minn., Tampa, Fla., and Cleveland, Ohio.

Over the years, she was active in many Newcomb and Tulane alumni activities, serving as president the Newcomb College Alumnae. She was awarded the Newcomb Alumnae Service and Loyalty Award. Tricia was also a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, Mu Alpha Theta, and Phi Beta Kappa.

Tricia was a brilliant and beautiful person who was admired by her vast network of friends and family in every city she lived. She loved having a second home in New Orleans, where she was a member of the Orleans Club and the Southern Yacht Club. She enjoyed the fantastic food scene (especially Commander’s Palace), and the New Orleans Saints football team.

Tricia’s funeral had been delayed because of Covid precautions but has now been scheduled for Saturday, May 8 at 2 p.m. at Ruebel Funeral home in Little Rock. The funeral can be viewed after the service on the Ruebel Funeral Home YouTube page, or by viewing Tricia’s online obituary condolence page at RuebelFuneralHome.com