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Patricia Eileen Gay, an experimental psychologist and psychopharmacologist who worked with her husband, Dr. Jack A. Madsen (deceased) at the Utah State Training School in American Fork in addressing the problems of epileptic patients and who later taught psychology and statistics at Westminster College, died Saturday, August 20, at home in Salt Lake City.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 13, 1941, to William and Marjorie Gay, Pat spent her first five years with her mother and grandparents while her father fought with Patton's Third Army in Europe.

An excellent student, she was active in a number of school clubs and loved to study foreign languages. She also sang in the church choir for years.

A tireless volunteer at Primary Children's Hospital, she served as chaplain there for a number of years.

Since her retirement from Westminster, she and her golden retriever Rupert worked closely with Intermountain Therapy Animals, visiting assisted living and skilled nursing facilities to greet patients.

Your journey towards healing and wholeness has already begun. At the American Psychological Association meeting in 2002 she and two other staff members presented a poster on "Daily Hassles and Pleasures Across the Lifespan." This project was the result of the first Gore Student-Faculty grant given at Westminster.

A world traveler, she went to Africa with Westminster students under the leadership of an emeritus professor.

Pat was a Ruling Elder and Deacon at Wasatch Presbyterian Church where she worked with the Worship and Music Committee.

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These are our stories. She also taught a course in "Lifespan Development" and was famous for bringing together panels of guests from different stages and ages of development. She also continued to travel; worked with the Westminster Women's Board; taught at Osher, the life-long learning institute at the University of Utah; and spent time with her beloved grandchildren.

She leaves behind her daughter, Jonelle Edwards, Jonelle's husband Christopher, and their three children, Jackson, Lily, and Tate; a sister, Margaret Jean Solitario, of New Hope, PA; a brother, William Thomas Gay, of The Villages, Florida; and four stepchildren and their families: Camille (Clint) Allred, Brian (Beth) Madsen, Michele (David) Hart, and Cynthia (Joel) Sedgwick

The family is particularly grateful for the care and support offered by Lisseth Madsen (Glen) Turner, daughter-in-law, hospice staff and caregivers, and members of the Wasatch Presbyterian Church during these last few months and years.

A memorial service honoring her life will be held Saturday, September 10, at 11 a.m.

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Once he returned home, the family moved to Somerville, NJ, and welcomed their second child, Margaret Jean, in 1947. To stop, release the enter key.

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She and her husband welcomed their daughter Jonelle into the world on July 2, 1981.

She began teaching at Westminster College in 1995 as an Associate Professor of Psychology and retired ten years later as a full Professor.