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Meet Diane Patrick
Teacher, lawyer, mother and good neighbor, Diane
Patrick’s life has taken her from the classroom to the courtroom to
the boardroom. Along the way she has left a record of excellence and
distinguished service.
| Born in New York in 1951, Diane Patrick spent
her early childhood sharing a Brooklyn brownstone with her
parents, siblings, and an extended family of an aunt, cousin,
and grandparents. Diane’s maternal grandfather, Bertram L.
Baker, was the first African-American elected to public office
in Brooklyn, representing the Bedford-Stuyvesant area in the
state assembly for over 20 years. While there, he co-authored
the Baker-Metcalf bill, the nation’s first law enacted to
prohibit discrimination in public housing. Diane, her parents,
brother and sister moved to Queens in Diane’s 2nd grade
year. Both of her parents worked to help support the
family, Diane’s father was an electrician and her mother
spent 35 years as a public school teacher in Bedford-Stuyvesant. |
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Diane attended public schools in New York from 1st
grade through college. Following
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