Background
Cooney, Patricia Ruth was born in Englewood, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Charles Aloysius and Ruth Jeannette (Foster) McEwen.
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Patricia Ruth Cooney
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Student, Fordham University, 1950-1951; Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa, Philadelphia Theological Seminary St. Charles Boromeo, 1991.
Career
Blood bank chairman, Strafford Village Civic Association, 1968-1969; secretary, Strafford Village Civic Association, 1970-1971; vice chairman, Special Gifts Committee Catholic Charities Appeal of Archdiocese of Philadelphia, since 1980; chairman, Special Gifts Committee Catholic Charities Appeal of Archdiocese of Philadelphia, 1985.
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Membership
Member Council of Mgrs. Archdiocese of Philadelphia, 1982-1988, secretary, Executive Committee,1983-1988. Board directors Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Philadelphia, since 1984, secretary, Executive Committee, 1988-1990, vice president, Executive Committee, since 1991.
Board directors Villageof Divine Providence, Philadelphia, since 1982, secretary, 1983-1985, vice president Executive Committee,1990-. Board directors St. Edmond's Home for Crippled Children, Philadelphia, since 1984, vice president Executive Committee, since 1990. Board directors Don Guanella Village of Archdiocese of Philadelphia, since 1984, vice president Executive Committee, since 1990.
Member Archdiocesan Advisory Committee on Renewal, since 1991. Member Women's Committee Wills Eye Hospital, since 1973, member-at-large, 1st vice president. Member Women's Auxiliary St. Francis Country House, Darby, Pennsylvania, since 1976, treasurer, 1978-1982.
Executive Committee United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1984-1990, secretary, 1986-1988. Board directors Chapel of Four Chaplains, 1984-1989, Philadelphia Criminal Justice Task Force, 1989-1990.
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Married J. Gordon Cooney, June 8, 1957. 1 child, J. Gordon, Junior.
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Political Party
Republican