Patricia L. Morris

PATRICIA BARNES MORRIS, A BELOVED MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, GREAT-GRANDMOTHER, SISTER, AND DEVOTED SERVANT OF HER COMMUNITY, PEACEFULLY ENTERED ETERNAL REST ON NOVEMBER 25, 2025, AT THE AGE OF 73. BORN ON MAY 20, 1952, TO THE LATE JAMES AND LILLIE BARNES, PATRICIA WAS RAISED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER EDUCATION THROUGH THE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. PATRICIA LIVED A LIFE GROUNDED IN PURPOSE, COMPASSION, AND UNWAVERING FAITH. SHE PROUDLY SERVED THE STATE OF MARYLAND FOR 31 YEARS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PAROLE AND PROBATION. HER COMMITMENT TO UPLIFTING OTHERS GUIDED HER DAILY WORK, AND SHE TOUCHED COUNTLESS LIVES THROUGHOUT HER CAREER. ALWAYS STRIVING FOR MORE, PATRICIA PERSONAL GROWTH PURSUITS LED HER TO COMPLETE EDUCATIONAL STUDIES AT BAY COLLEGE. A DEVOTED MOTHER, PATRICIA RAISED TWO DAUGHTERS, TRINA WATKINS AND JOYCE JUKES, WHO WERE THE CENTER OF HER WORLD. SHE FOUND IMMENSE JOY IN HER ROLE AS GRANDMOTHER TO ANTONY ROULHAC JR., CALVIN COLCLOUGH JR., JENNIFER SPENCER, AND JAI' COUSIN-COLCLOUGH. AND SHE WAS ALSO A PROUD GREAT-GRANDMOTHER TO ANTONY ROULHAC III, SABRINA SPENCER, JOURDAN ROULHAC, PEIGHTON ROULHAC, AUBREY ROULHAC, DERRICK ANDREWS JR., AND ISAIAH ROULHAC. PATRICIA IS SURVIVED BY HER BROTHERS JAMES AND JAIMEUS BARNES AND HER SISTERS DENISE SMITH, JANICE HALL, ANNETTE SPENCER, AND SHIRLEY BARNES. SHE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER BELOVED SISTERS DORETHEA DYSON, JOYCE WILSON, THERESA SNOWDEN, BEVERLY GREGORY, AND LILLIE "KATHY" SUMTER. FAITH WAS THE CORNERSTONE OF PATRICIA'S LIFE. AS AN ACTIVE DEDICATED MEMBER OF NEW PRAYER MISSION MINISTRIES UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PASTOR OTTO GROSS, SISTER PAT OFFERED LOVE, SERVICE, AND HEARTFELT SUPPORT TO HER CHURCH FAMILY. SHE GENEROUSLY DONATED TO CHARITIES AND POURED KINDNESS INTO EVERY ENDEAVOR. PATRICIA EMBRACED LIFE WITH CREATIVITY AND JOY. SHE HAD AN UNDENIABLE GIFT FOR MUSIC AND DELIGHTED IN SINGING AND A PASSION FOR FASHION. PATRICIA RECORDED AN ALBUM FEATURING HER MOVING AND MEANINGFUL SONG, "WE MUST SAVE THE CHILDREN". HER VOICE, STYLE, AND SPIRIT WERE UNFORGETTABLE. PATRICIA MORRIS LIFE WAS FULL OF PURPOSE, LOVE, FAITH, JOY, AND SERVICE. HER PRESENCE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED, YET HER LEGACY LIVES IN THE HEARTS OF HER FAMILY AND EVERY LIFE SHE TOUCHED. MAY SHE REST IN ETERNAL PEACE.

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Patricia L. Morris

May 20, 1952 - November 25, 2025