Patricia Ann Lucas Duerr, 76, passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. Pat was a born in Montevallo, Ala., and had been a resident of Yorktown, Va., for over 41 years.
Pat graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Alabama in 1963 and received the B.B. Comer Mathematics Medal for Excellence in Mathematics. After a short professional career at Sperry Rand, she devoted herself to her family, church and community. She was an active member of Bethel Baptist Church, Yorktown. She led and participated in many Bible studies as well as Girls in Action (GAs), a missions discipleship organization for elementary-age girls. Her primary ministry was an unofficial one of loving and ministering to those in need through visits, phone calls, and many, many cards and letters.
She loved to travel with her family, especially to the beautiful national parks. She had a special love of Glacier National Park, which she was able to revisit with Rolf last fall. She was an avid Alabama football fan and took great pleasure in their national championships. Her daily delights included talking with friends and family, watching backyard birds and admiring wildflowers.
Pat was preceded in death by her parents, Kirk S. and Lessie I. Lucas; and a brother, E. Riley Lucas.
She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years Rolf Duerr; son, Erik K. Duerr, and his wife, Alissa, of Groton, Mass.; and a granddaughter, Emma Jane Duerr. She is also survived by her brothers, Kirk S. Lucas Jr., and his wife, Pat, and Don R. Lucas, and his wife, Betty. She will also be missed by the families of her brothers-in-love, Finn and Sally Duerr and Eirik and Ana Mary Duerr. She loved and was involved in the lives of her many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A celebration of life service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Jan 26, at Bethel Baptist Church, 1004 Yorktown Road, Yorktown, followed by a time of visitation and fellowship. Interment will be held next week in Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala. A visitation will also be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Huntsville, Ala.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, Yorktown, Va.; Wycliffe Bible Translators, Orlando, Fla.; St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Huntsville, Ala.; or Big Oak Ranch, Springville, Ala.
