Pat (Teale) French
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Title
Pat (Teale) French
Subject
French, Patricia Hamill "Pat" Teale (1926-2020)
Description
Photo of two separate photographs of Pat H. (Teale) French seated with her hands in her lap.
She was the daughter of Gladys Adelaide (Hamill) Teale and Edward Painter Teale.
She was a member of the Class of 1943 of Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, Virginia and attended Harcum Junior College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
After college, she worked in a division office of AT&T Long Lines in Washington, DC, where she met her future husband Warren Ballinger French, Jr., of Shenandoah County.
They married in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 1949, and spent 70 years together before she died.
Pat was extremely active in her church and community. She served on the Board of the Woodstock Library and was appointed by Virginia Governors Godwin and Dalton for five-year terms on the State Library Board of the Virginia State Library, serving as chairman for one year. Pat also worked to gain support of the Shenandoah County Supervisors for the creation of the Shenandoah County Library, which opened in 1985 and led to the creation of the Shenandoah County Library System. She served two terms on that board. Pat was also involved in the founding of the Shenandoah Community Foundation in 1999.
The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
She was the daughter of Gladys Adelaide (Hamill) Teale and Edward Painter Teale.
She was a member of the Class of 1943 of Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, Virginia and attended Harcum Junior College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
After college, she worked in a division office of AT&T Long Lines in Washington, DC, where she met her future husband Warren Ballinger French, Jr., of Shenandoah County.
They married in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 1949, and spent 70 years together before she died.
Pat was extremely active in her church and community. She served on the Board of the Woodstock Library and was appointed by Virginia Governors Godwin and Dalton for five-year terms on the State Library Board of the Virginia State Library, serving as chairman for one year. Pat also worked to gain support of the Shenandoah County Supervisors for the creation of the Shenandoah County Library, which opened in 1985 and led to the creation of the Shenandoah County Library System. She served two terms on that board. Pat was also involved in the founding of the Shenandoah Community Foundation in 1999.
The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2014 by staff at the Shenandoah County Historical Society (SCHS).
Additional biographical information was extracted from her obituary on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
028667
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Pat (Teale) French,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71982.
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