From the Peace and Freedom Party website:
By Tom Lacey
Posted on June 28, 2013 by the Communications Committee
Patty Mote died on Friday, June 21st. She had been battling colon cancer for a little over two years. After undergoing surgery for the cancer in 2011, it looked like she was winning that battle, up until this past April. In June, after consultation with her medical team, she agreed to Home Hospice. She died peacefully, in her home, at 10:55 pm.
Patty was born and raised in Indiana, and upon graduation from high school took some college courses in night school, while working in the publishing industry. She spent around four years, off and on, as an editor for the Encyclopedia Britannica. Patty found her life’s calling as an organizer with the growing anti-war movement of the late ‘60’s and moved to Washington DC where she volunteered for and eventually landed a staff position with the Peoples’ Party (a national coalition of socialist anti-war groups which ran candidates for office in several states.) While there she worked on the Party Newspaper “Grassroots.” In 1976 she came out to San Francisco to help organize a national convention for the People’s Party. She ended up staying and called San Francisco her home for the rest of her life. She registered to vote with the Peace and Freedom Party of California and was, briefly a member of the County Central Committee.
As all those who know her were aware, Patty was a fierce defender of the Cuban Revolution and had visited the country five times.
Cards can be sent to her husband and partner, Tom Lacey, at 119 Athens Street, San Francisco California 94112
Patty Mote Présente!
Tom Lacey is a long-time member of the Peace and Freedom Party and is currently an officer of the State Central Committee.
Posted on June 28, 2013 by the Communications Committee
The Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP) sent the following letter of condolence to Patty Mote’s partner and husband, Tom Lacey, who forwarded the letter to the State Central Committee, with the following note:
This message from ICAP (the Cuban Institute of Friendship) which is the equivalent of the Cuban Consulate (if there were diplomatic relations with the country of Cuba), moved me greatly. I’d like to share it with you. – Tom
Havana, June 25th, 2013
“Year 55 of the Revolution”
To: Tom Lacey
Dear friend,
We recently received the heartbreaking news that your wife and our comrade Patty Mote had passed away. At that moment it came to my mind the words of José Martí, our National Hero, when he wrote “there is only one thing compared with the pleasure of finding a friend and it is the grief of losing that friend.”
I would like to offer sincere condolences on behalf of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the People. We feel a deep sense of gratitude toward her for all the support she gave to the Cuban Revolution defying the obstacles imposed by the US policies. She kept her ideals of solidarity during the most difficult times being always understanding and supportive. Her commitment with the Cuban people made her visit our country several times demonstrating how truthful our friendship ties were.
Receive our heartfelt sympathy to you as her husband and to all her relatives and friends.
Yours,
Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP)