Patricia Noble Dickson

Patricia Noble Dickson 1/5/1938 - 3/19/2024 Tuesday morning, March 19th, our beautiful mother, Pat Dickson (“Patsy” as Dad called her) took her last breath and transitioned to the glory of Heaven and the arms of Jesus. She is out of pain and reunited with our father, Tom Dickson who passed before her on 1/3/2022. A life well lived. A celebration of life for Pat will be held Friday, April 26th 2024 at 10am at Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara, 1 N Calle Cesar Chavez, Unit 21, Santa Barbara CA 93103 Patricia Noble Dickson was born January 5th, 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland to John Martin Noble and Margaret Spalding Noble. Much to her parents’ surprise, an identical twin sister, Peggy would be born two minutes later to join her and her older sister Meredith! The Noble family relocated to West Los Angeles (Holmby Hills)CA where she grew up and met, fell in love and married Tom Dickson in 1958. Pat attended Stephens College in Missouri earning a degree in early childhood education before she married Tom. In 1961-1969 Pat and Tom lived in Palos Verdes Estates where DeeDee, John and Wendy were born. Pat was the founder and first president of the Neighborhood Youth Association Auxiliary. After the Dickson family moved to Montecito in 1969, Pat started working at All Saints Episcopal Church Nursery School and taught Sunday School at All Saints and later at Summerland Presbyterian Church. She was also the secretary at Summerland Presbyterian Church. She worked with special needs children at Cornerstone House where she met Emily and later became her legal guardian. Emily currently resides at Hillside House in Santa Barbara. Activities: 1972-74: Teachers Aide, Montecito Union School. 1974-79: Cub Scout Den mother. 1976-77: President of Montecito Union School PTA. 1974-78: Junior League of Santa Barbara. 1979-80: President of Santa Barbara Junior High PTA. 1980-83 Santa Barbara High School PTA board m. 1982 “Mother of the Year” SB High School Site Council. 1992 Board of Directors of Knowlwood tennis chairman and secretary. 2010-2024: Pat loved attending church with Tom and was involved in the Senior Life Ministry and Women’s Bible Study at Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara. Pat enjoyed many years RV camping with the family including in later years with grandchildren. She loved family reunions, fishing, walking, tennis, cooking, canning and having a vegetable garden. She was famous for her “Mom’s Mustard” she gave as gifts to loved ones She had great memories of her and Tom traveling with their best friends Joanie and Bill, taking cruises together to see the fall colors in Quebec and the Northern lights in Norway. She also had wonderful times of traveling to India and El Salvador where she and Tom celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2008 with family. Pat was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Thomas Wilcoxon Dickson, her parents John and Margaret (Peg) Noble, her twin sister Peggy Noble Evans and older sister Meredith Noble Canizzo. She is survived by children, DeeDee Dickson Lansing (Kendall), John Noble Dickson (Sharon), Wendy Dickson Cole (Mike), Emily Nussbaum and nephew Charles Skip Madary. She is also survived by her grandchildren Kate Cole Ter Wee (Brendan), Victoria Cole Dionne (Ryan), Heather Cole and Jimmy Dickson. She was excited to know she was going to be a great grandmother this summer to a little girl expected in July and a little boy expected in September 2024 . Mom loved Hillside House of Santa Barbara where she frequently visited our adopted sister Emily for 40 years. Emily still resides there and is well loved. A tribute gift in memory of Pat may be sent to: https://hillsidesb.org/ Hillside Tribute Gifts: Hillside House, 1235 Veronica Springs Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 We want to thank Calvary Chapel of Santa Barbara, the Women’s Bible Study group as well as the Senior Life Ministry for all their love, support and prayers during this difficult time. Special thanks to many more dear friends and family to come.

Patricia Noble Dickson

January 5, 1938 - March 19, 2024