Patricia McCain Burrows, 73, died August 1, 2000, at her daughter's home in Plantation, Florida after suffering from lung cancer for the previous nine months. Patricia was born September 14, 1926 in San Diego, California to Byron and Gertrude Redmond McCain. During her childhood years, her father worked as a construction engineer, and as a result, her family lived in numerous locations in California and Arizona. She spent many summers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with her grandparents and other relatives who had been pioneers in the area.

Patricia graduated from South Pasadena High School in 1944. She subsequently attended Mills College in Oakland and Occidental College in Los Angeles before transferring to the University of Wyoming in Laramie. She earned her bachelor's degree in sociology from UW in 1948. While at UW she met Lee Burrows. They were married in 1948. To this union were born two children, Kathleen and Bruce. Patricia was widowed in 1958. In 1959, the family moved to Bozeman, Montana to be near her grandmother and maternal aunt, and she soon began working for the Gallatin County Credit Bureau and remained there until her retirement in 1992, serving as office manager for several years. In subsequent years, she continued to work part-time, most recently at Insty Prints in University Square shopping center.

Patricia was an avid reader with a particular interest in history. She was very skilled as a genealogist and compiled a great deal of information about her family tree. She volunteered regularly at the Family History Center at the LDS church and she was a member of Gallatin County Historical Center and the Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society. She also enjoyed domestic and international travel, and she participated in numerous Elderhostel programs.

Patricia was preceded in death by her parents; her sister Joan McCain Nelson (SPHS '47); and a granddaughter.

Bozeman Daily Chronicle, August 4, 2000