Bruck, Patricia Burdick

NASSAU — Patricia Burdick Bruck passed away on January 24, 2022.

Patricia was born on July 24, 1942, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany to the late Carl and Margaret (Bowes) Burdick. She graduated from Vincentian Institute in 1960, and The College of Saint Rose in 1964, with a bachelor’s degree and later a master’s degree in history. She married John on December 28, 1963, and after living briefly on military bases, and Schodack, moved to Nassau, where she enjoyed her extensive flower gardens and bird watching beside Lyons Lake.

Patricia was very active in the PTO at Donald P. Sutherland School and teaching RCIA at St. Mary’s Parish in Nassau. She was an integral member of the Friends of the Nassau Library and began a thriving book discussion group that still meets today. Although her 35 years of substitute teaching focused on social studies and English at the Goff Middle School, she was frequently requested by her colleagues to fill in for all types of classes. Her many cross-stitch creations adorn her friends’ walls and she dabbled in nearly every type of stitchery. She most adored the Moordener Kill Antique Study Group as one of their longest members.

In addition to her parents, Patricia was predeceased by her sister, Margaret Gary. She is survived by her husband, John of Nassau; son,