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Fleming, Patricia (Patsy) Carruthers Beaman
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1923-2015
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Patricia (Patsy) Fleming, the daughter of Brigadier and Mrs. William G. Beeman, was born on 12 June 1923, in Camberley, Surrey, England. She was involved in many, and varied activities in Canada, and especially in Kingston, over the years. She was well-known for her regular coulmn in The Kingston Whig-Standard, entitled, "My Kingston". She was a proud member of the Kingston Historical Society, who honoured her for "outstanding contributions to the preservation and interpretation of local history"; a member of the Board of the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston; and served a term as President of The Thousand Islands Area Residents Association (TIARA). Patsy Fleming was also known across Canada as a dedicated collector and preserver of antique wooden duck decoys, and had developed a colleciotn of these art forms for the Msueum of Contmeporary Art in Ottawa. She was also the author of "Traditoins in Wood", an illustrated volume on duck decoys, which was the culmination of her cross-country fact-finding tour with a ersearch and photography team. Patsy also co-authored "1000 Islands", with photographer John De Visser.
Patricia (Patsy) Carruthers Beeman Fleming, is survived by her husband of sixty-five years, Bob, son John, and grandchildren Nicolas, Philippe, and Amélie. Patsy Fleming is interred in Newburgh Cemetery, Newburgh, Ontario.
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