Patricia Ann Meade

Patricia Ann Meade passed away peacefully in her home in Longmont Colorado on April 25th, 2026 at the age of 93. She was born Patricia Ann Widger in Nebraska on November 6, 1932, to Paul White Widger and Enid Augusta Page. She lived her formative years on a farm in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado where her parents and grandparents had homesteaded. When moving from Dodge City Kansas, her grandfather rode on the train with his cattle to be sure they were watered, while Pat and her brother rode with Grandma White, cooking along the roadside. Her father plowed the fields with Clydesdales, and my mother rode a horse to school which was considered affluent in those days. At 14 her family moved to Canyon City Colorado where she met her husband James Austin Meade and many lifelong friends. Her family has been residents of Longmont Colorado since the early 60s.

Being the restless creative force that she was, she and a small group of close-knit friends began the St. Vrain Historical society, still operating today, which saved numerous historical buildings in Longmont including St Stevens Church on main street. They began the Christmas Home Tours, the return of Strawberry festival and Pumpkin Pie days which are rooted in Longmont's Chicago Colony history. These raised money to support the community in many ways. She and her friend began the first travel agency in Longmont, Gold Key Travel. She was on the maiden voyage of the Concord. She never failed to be the home mother at school. In the early 70s she began an interior design and retail shop which remained successful for a number of years until she retired. She was a fiercely protective matriarch and in the face of personal hardships she chose to put scholarship funds together in honor of her two sons who had passed away. She had a brilliant sense of humor, an undaunting sense of duty to her community and a vivacious spirit which could be equaled by few. She is survived by two daughters, Page Meade and Julie Meade, 4 grandchildren Alexis Childs, Bradley Meade, Christopher Meade and Morgan Sakimoto, and 8 great grandchildren Cynthia, Claira, Cecilia and Chris Meade, Ruby Sakimo, Waylon and Wyatt Meade and Ava Meade.

A celebration of life will be hosted at her home at 1508 Longs Peak on Saturday, May 9th, at 1p.m.