Patricia "Pat" Bush (nee Mostosky), 91, died on August 12, 2018 of complications from Alzheimer's. Pat was born in Seattle on November 7, 1926 and grew up in Ballard, the only child of a single mother, raised in part by her grandmother and great-aunts. As a child, her only goal was to become a 'girl reporter.' When she graduated from Ballard High School in 1944 she was not only the editor of its newspaper, but had gone from copy girl to full-fledged reporter at the Seattle P.I., then Seattle's morning newspaper.
Upon her graduation from the University of Washington School of Journalism in 1948, she joined the State Department with the intent of supporting the Marshall Plan in Western Europe. Ironically, she was posted and spent two years behind the Iron Curtain in Prague before being ousted in 1950 with her fellow U.S. diplomats by the Soviets. Pat was reassigned to Paris where, as editor of the Embassy's newspaper, she covered State Department news as well as current events that local leaders were more than happy to share with her in exchange for exposure to an American audience. She loved every minute of it, and developed a life-long passion for France and French culture as a result.
Pat returned home to Seattle in 1951, married her Journalism School classmate Peter Bush in 1953, and settled into the role of wife and mother. She and Peter were a true team. They had five children whom they raised in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle (with the exception of a glorious four-year-stint in Paris where Peter was stationed with Boeing in the mid 1960's). Peter, in his capacity as director of public relations and advertising for Boeing, was frequently responsible for entertaining legions of visitors from all over the world. Pat would regularly serve as tour guide - both in Seattle and Paris - often coming through in a pinch when Peter would call at 3:00 with the news that he was bringing half a dozen foreign guests home for dinner that night. She never failed to deliver an entertaining, successful evening. At home Pat was a loving yet tough disciplinarian; an avid reader who shared her opinions with her children daily; and a gourmet cook who prepared elaborate dinners for her family of seven every night for decades. When her children were young she would linger at the dinner table talking with one or more of them every night until long after the food had been eaten; when the kids were older she and Peter hosted parties where she would sit with them, her daughters-in-law or sons-in-law, drinking wine and talking sometimes until the sun came up.
Pat was dedicated to her community, volunteering regularly for numerous local organizations, many through the parish to which she was profoundly dedicated, St.Therese Catholic Church in Madrona. After her children were grown Pat worked in advertising, partnered in several business ventures, and travelled the world with Peter. Pat took great joy in providing great food, wine, conversation, and attention to everyone who entered her home. She was our matriarch. She was a strong woman in every sense of the word: she had a mighty intellect and strong opinions, drove fast, hit the tennis ball hard, & loved her family fiercely.
Pat leaves behind her sons Timothy (Pam), and Matthew (Norma), daughters Katy Killory and Louise Bush (Kermit Rosen), daughter-in-law Karen Bush, brother-in-law Keith Jackson, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Peter, her son Jeb, and her son-in-law John Killory.
The Memory Support staff at Horizon House cared for Pat with unparalleled love and care; Pat's family thanks them from the bottoms of their hearts. Donations in Pat's honor may be directed to Fare Start in Seattle.
Upon her graduation from the University of Washington School of Journalism in 1948, she joined the State Department with the intent of supporting the Marshall Plan in Western Europe. Ironically, she was posted and spent two years behind the Iron Curtain in Prague before being ousted in 1950 with her fellow U.S. diplomats by the Soviets. Pat was reassigned to Paris where, as editor of the Embassy's newspaper, she covered State Department news as well as current events that local leaders were more than happy to share with her in exchange for exposure to an American audience. She loved every minute of it, and developed a life-long passion for France and French culture as a result.
Pat returned home to Seattle in 1951, married her Journalism School classmate Peter Bush in 1953, and settled into the role of wife and mother. She and Peter were a true team. They had five children whom they raised in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle (with the exception of a glorious four-year-stint in Paris where Peter was stationed with Boeing in the mid 1960's). Peter, in his capacity as director of public relations and advertising for Boeing, was frequently responsible for entertaining legions of visitors from all over the world. Pat would regularly serve as tour guide - both in Seattle and Paris - often coming through in a pinch when Peter would call at 3:00 with the news that he was bringing half a dozen foreign guests home for dinner that night. She never failed to deliver an entertaining, successful evening. At home Pat was a loving yet tough disciplinarian; an avid reader who shared her opinions with her children daily; and a gourmet cook who prepared elaborate dinners for her family of seven every night for decades. When her children were young she would linger at the dinner table talking with one or more of them every night until long after the food had been eaten; when the kids were older she and Peter hosted parties where she would sit with them, her daughters-in-law or sons-in-law, drinking wine and talking sometimes until the sun came up.
Pat was dedicated to her community, volunteering regularly for numerous local organizations, many through the parish to which she was profoundly dedicated, St.Therese Catholic Church in Madrona. After her children were grown Pat worked in advertising, partnered in several business ventures, and travelled the world with Peter. Pat took great joy in providing great food, wine, conversation, and attention to everyone who entered her home. She was our matriarch. She was a strong woman in every sense of the word: she had a mighty intellect and strong opinions, drove fast, hit the tennis ball hard, & loved her family fiercely.
Pat leaves behind her sons Timothy (Pam), and Matthew (Norma), daughters Katy Killory and Louise Bush (Kermit Rosen), daughter-in-law Karen Bush, brother-in-law Keith Jackson, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Peter, her son Jeb, and her son-in-law John Killory.
The Memory Support staff at Horizon House cared for Pat with unparalleled love and care; Pat's family thanks them from the bottoms of their hearts. Donations in Pat's honor may be directed to Fare Start in Seattle.
Patricia "Pat" Bush (nee Mostosky), 91, died on August 12, 2018 of complications from Alzheimer's. Pat was born in Seattle on November 7, 1926 and grew up in Ballard, the only child of a single mother, raised in part by her grandmother and great-aunts. As a child, her only goal was to become a 'girl reporter.' When she graduated from Ballard High School in 1944 she was not only the editor of its newspaper, but had gone from copy girl to full-fledged reporter at the Seattle P.I., then Seattle's morning newspaper.
Upon her graduation from the University of Washington School of Journalism in 1948, she joined the State Department with the intent of supporting the Marshall Plan in Western Europe. Ironically, she was posted and spent two years behind the Iron Curtain in Prague before being ousted in 1950 with her fellow U.S. diplomats by the Soviets. Pat was reassigned to Paris where, as editor of the Embassy's newspaper, she covered State Department news as well as current events that local leaders were more than happy to share with her in exchange for exposure to an American audience. She loved every minute of it, and developed a life-long passion for France and French culture as a result.
Pat returned home to Seattle in 1951, married her Journalism School classmate Peter Bush in 1953, and settled into the role of wife and mother. She and Peter were a true team. They had five children whom they raised in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle (with the exception of a glorious four-year-stint in Paris where Peter was stationed with Boeing in the mid 1960's). Peter, in his capacity as director of public relations and advertising for Boeing, was frequently responsible for entertaining legions of visitors from all over the world. Pat would regularly serve as tour guide - both in Seattle and Paris - often coming through in a pinch when Peter would call at 3:00 with the news that he was bringing half a dozen foreign guests home for dinner that night. She never failed to deliver an entertaining, successful evening. At home Pat was a loving yet tough disciplinarian; an avid reader who shared her opinions with her children daily; and a gourmet cook who prepared elaborate dinners for her family of seven every night for decades. When her children were young she would linger at the dinner table talking with one or more of them every night until long after the food had been eaten; when the kids were older she and Peter hosted parties where she would sit with them, her daughters-in-law or sons-in-law, drinking wine and talking sometimes until the sun came up.
Pat was dedicated to her community, volunteering regularly for numerous local organizations, many through the parish to which she was profoundly dedicated, St.Therese Catholic Church in Madrona. After her children were grown Pat worked in advertising, partnered in several business ventures, and travelled the world with Peter. Pat took great joy in providing great food, wine, conversation, and attention to everyone who entered her home. She was our matriarch. She was a strong woman in every sense of the word: she had a mighty intellect and strong opinions, drove fast, hit the tennis ball hard, & loved her family fiercely.
Pat leaves behind her sons Timothy (Pam), and Matthew (Norma), daughters Katy Killory and Louise Bush (Kermit Rosen), daughter-in-law Karen Bush, brother-in-law Keith Jackson, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Peter, her son Jeb, and her son-in-law John Killory.
The Memory Support staff at Horizon House cared for Pat with unparalleled love and care; Pat's family thanks them from the bottoms of their hearts. Donations in Pat's honor may be directed to Fare Start in Seattle.
Upon her graduation from the University of Washington School of Journalism in 1948, she joined the State Department with the intent of supporting the Marshall Plan in Western Europe. Ironically, she was posted and spent two years behind the Iron Curtain in Prague before being ousted in 1950 with her fellow U.S. diplomats by the Soviets. Pat was reassigned to Paris where, as editor of the Embassy's newspaper, she covered State Department news as well as current events that local leaders were more than happy to share with her in exchange for exposure to an American audience. She loved every minute of it, and developed a life-long passion for France and French culture as a result.
Pat returned home to Seattle in 1951, married her Journalism School classmate Peter Bush in 1953, and settled into the role of wife and mother. She and Peter were a true team. They had five children whom they raised in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle (with the exception of a glorious four-year-stint in Paris where Peter was stationed with Boeing in the mid 1960's). Peter, in his capacity as director of public relations and advertising for Boeing, was frequently responsible for entertaining legions of visitors from all over the world. Pat would regularly serve as tour guide - both in Seattle and Paris - often coming through in a pinch when Peter would call at 3:00 with the news that he was bringing half a dozen foreign guests home for dinner that night. She never failed to deliver an entertaining, successful evening. At home Pat was a loving yet tough disciplinarian; an avid reader who shared her opinions with her children daily; and a gourmet cook who prepared elaborate dinners for her family of seven every night for decades. When her children were young she would linger at the dinner table talking with one or more of them every night until long after the food had been eaten; when the kids were older she and Peter hosted parties where she would sit with them, her daughters-in-law or sons-in-law, drinking wine and talking sometimes until the sun came up.
Pat was dedicated to her community, volunteering regularly for numerous local organizations, many through the parish to which she was profoundly dedicated, St.Therese Catholic Church in Madrona. After her children were grown Pat worked in advertising, partnered in several business ventures, and travelled the world with Peter. Pat took great joy in providing great food, wine, conversation, and attention to everyone who entered her home. She was our matriarch. She was a strong woman in every sense of the word: she had a mighty intellect and strong opinions, drove fast, hit the tennis ball hard, & loved her family fiercely.
Pat leaves behind her sons Timothy (Pam), and Matthew (Norma), daughters Katy Killory and Louise Bush (Kermit Rosen), daughter-in-law Karen Bush, brother-in-law Keith Jackson, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Peter, her son Jeb, and her son-in-law John Killory.
The Memory Support staff at Horizon House cared for Pat with unparalleled love and care; Pat's family thanks them from the bottoms of their hearts. Donations in Pat's honor may be directed to Fare Start in Seattle.
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