Tricia's husband, Dennis, asked us to share this note with the UWM community. Tricia managed to touch so many lives and certainly this was true at UWM in the 23 years she worked there. Her caring, positive attitude and buoyant personality eventually turned nearly everyone she met into a personal friend. She was many things to many people.
Memories provide a much better tribute than mere words.
Keep those memories. It may be weeks, perhaps even months, before I am able to thank everyone individually. Even in attempting to do so, I realize that there are those who have offered us their hopes and prayers, though perhaps not formally in the form of a card or flowers. To all of you, whether your support has been conveyed via cards, flowers, donations, attendance at the funeral service, offers to assist us, or silent prayers, we wish to extend our sincerest thanks.