Patricia A. Langley
Patricia A. Langley, 75, of Arlington, Va., died July 13 after an extended battle with leukemia.
Born on Feb. 13, 1938, in Butler, she was the daughter of Frank and Ella (Dalla) Piccola.
She attended Butler High School and the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1961, with a degree in political science.
She joined the legislative staff of Congressman William S. Moorhead, D-Pa., first in the Pittsburgh office, then Washington, D.C., where she later worked with the legislative staffs of Congressmen George W. Grider, D-Tenn., and Dominic Daniels, D-N.J.
In 1970, she completed a master's degree in American government at Georgetown University.
She joined Family Services of America (FSA) in 1975, a national organization based in New York and Milwaukee, Wis. She served as its Washington representative, then as director of governmental affairs, and as vice president for government relations, 1975-92.
In 1992, she became a public issues consultant, and specialized in managed care and human services. She was a visiting lecturer at George Mason University and designed the coursework for “The Human Service Delivery System in an Era of Change.”
In 1998, she retired, but remained active in community affairs, and was a docent at the Hillwood Museum in Washington, D.C.
In 2011, Pat was diagnosed with leukemia and underwent treatment at the Virginia Hospital Center, and then Johns Hopkins University Hospital.
Pat is survived by her husband, Dr. Harold D. Langley; daughter, Erika Langley; son, David Langley; sister, Teresa D. Wood of Pittsburgh; a sister-in-law, Wanda Piccola of Cabot; and an extensive network of family.
Langley — A visitation for Patricia A. Langley, who died Saturday, July 13, 2013, was at the Advent Funeral Home, in Falls Church, Va. A Mass of Christian burial was at the St. Agnes Catholic Church, Arlington, Va.
