Elder Interview-Patricia Pat Lassila
A.2008.001.259 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Patricia "Pat" LassilaEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.259Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Lassila, Patricia "Pat" Lois (Powless) Born 4/3/49 Parents: John E. Powless and Lois (Moore) Powless Maternal grandparents: Simon Moore and Irene (Metoxen) Moore Her father went to a government school and her mother went to a school locally, then she went to Haskell. Patricia’s father was an Iron Worker. Her grandmother was first tribal chair person. Her grandmother went to school in Carlisle and was active in sports. They had no running water. Her father was into relocation programs. Her brother David stayed with their grandparents while the rest of the family moved to California. They lived in Azusa California for about a year then moved to Chicago Illinois. Soon after that they moved to Milwaukee Wisconsin for the rest of her life. In 1973 her grandmother found out she had cancer. Patricia took care of her grandmother for 7-8 years until she passed on. She got her first job working at the Health Center. She stayed working there for 3 months. Then she worked at the Radisson Hotel and then went and worked at the Casino as a blackjack dealer for 1 year. She went back to the hotel as a Hotel supervisor and project manager. She has been traveling to Mexico for 16 years and now is living there and is in Restaurant Business.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media