Grosse Pointe Woods resident Patricia "Tricia" Barnard Muliett, 67, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.
One of 11 children born to George and Rita (nee McDermott) Barnard; graduated from St. John College of Cleveland in 1965. She began to pursue her passion for teaching as an elementary teacher in the Solon Public School System in Ohio. She received a fellowship to Ohio University where she received her master's degree in education. In 1973 she earned her Ph.D. from Ohio University on full academic scholarship.
In 1973, while teaching at Merrill Palmer Institute in Detroit, she met John Gregory Muliett - they married in 1977.
Tricia worked at Wayne County Intermediate School District developing a program for handicapped infants and toddlers and their families. This program was then implemented in the Woodhaven School District and Tricia served as its program director.
She later became principal and Title I coordinator in the Mount Clemens Community School District and then director of special education within the same school district.
In 1989 Tricia became director of a program providing services to newborn to 3-year-old handicapped children and their families in the Macomb Intermediate School District from which she retired in 1999.
Shortly thereafter, another opportunity presented itself as Head Start director of Macomb County.
She and her husband both retired in 2007 and enjoyed this time together with their family and friends.
Tricia enjoyed sailing and dancing. She was a member of the Metro Detroit Quilters Guild, American Association of University Women and the sewing and quilting group of St. Paul Altar Society.
Survived by her husband, John Gregory Muliett; daughter, Mary Catherine Muliett; parents, George and Rita Barnard of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; siblings, Margaret (Lyle) Saraney, Robert (Gayle) Barnard, Nancy Hastings, Kathleen (Norman) Skala, Elizabeth Redder, Donald (Linda) Barnard, Thomas (Barbara) Barnard and David Barnard and 61 nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her brother; James Barnard (MaryCay); sister, Rita Lesesky (Alan), and niece, Deana Saraney.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Saturday, Dec. 12, at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church in Grosse Pointe Farms.
Memorial donations may be made to the Autism Society at autism-society.org; the American Cancer Society at cancer.org; Little Sisters of The Poor at littlesistersofthepoor.org or the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at ihmsisters.org.
The ashes were given to family - later scattered
in the Geauga County area
Grosse Pointe Woods resident Patricia "Tricia" Barnard Muliett, 67, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.
One of 11 children born to George and Rita (nee McDermott) Barnard; graduated from St. John College of Cleveland in 1965. She began to pursue her passion for teaching as an elementary teacher in the Solon Public School System in Ohio. She received a fellowship to Ohio University where she received her master's degree in education. In 1973 she earned her Ph.D. from Ohio University on full academic scholarship.
In 1973, while teaching at Merrill Palmer Institute in Detroit, she met John Gregory Muliett - they married in 1977.
Tricia worked at Wayne County Intermediate School District developing a program for handicapped infants and toddlers and their families. This program was then implemented in the Woodhaven School District and Tricia served as its program director.
She later became principal and Title I coordinator in the Mount Clemens Community School District and then director of special education within the same school district.
In 1989 Tricia became director of a program providing services to newborn to 3-year-old handicapped children and their families in the Macomb Intermediate School District from which she retired in 1999.
Shortly thereafter, another opportunity presented itself as Head Start director of Macomb County.
She and her husband both retired in 2007 and enjoyed this time together with their family and friends.
Tricia enjoyed sailing and dancing. She was a member of the Metro Detroit Quilters Guild, American Association of University Women and the sewing and quilting group of St. Paul Altar Society.
Survived by her husband, John Gregory Muliett; daughter, Mary Catherine Muliett; parents, George and Rita Barnard of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; siblings, Margaret (Lyle) Saraney, Robert (Gayle) Barnard, Nancy Hastings, Kathleen (Norman) Skala, Elizabeth Redder, Donald (Linda) Barnard, Thomas (Barbara) Barnard and David Barnard and 61 nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her brother; James Barnard (MaryCay); sister, Rita Lesesky (Alan), and niece, Deana Saraney.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Saturday, Dec. 12, at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church in Grosse Pointe Farms.
Memorial donations may be made to the Autism Society at autism-society.org; the American Cancer Society at cancer.org; Little Sisters of The Poor at littlesistersofthepoor.org or the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at ihmsisters.org.
The ashes were given to family - later scattered
in the Geauga County area
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Ashes spread in Ohio and Michigan by family members.
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