Patricia Brown of Southampton Dies August 28

Patricia Brown of Southampton died on August 28. She was 73.

She was born on July 16, 1950. She was the adventurous middle child of William and Marguerite Hurley of Southampton. She and her four siblings grew up on Halsey Street and attended Sacred Hearts Catholic grade school. She attended Southampton High School, and was part of the first graduating class of the Eastern Suffolk BOCES licensed practical nurse program.

She was not just a nurse, but a caretaker of people, her family said. Whether she was working at Southampton Hospital, running an allergy clinic for Dr. Caruso or being the office nurse for Dr. Korman, Dr. Goldfarb or Dr. Patel, she always put patient needs first and helped many get the care they needed, even if it meant spending hours on the phone with insurance companies, they said.

Even when she took a break from nursing to manage a video store her husband and she were part owners of, she was still just a phone call away from taking on that nursing role, her family said. She would be there for friends and family as they were in the end stages of their life. She would care for them and hold their hand as they passed on. She was always an advocate for East End Hospice, and in the end her family and hospice were there to hold her hand.

She is survived by her husband, George Brown of Southampton; daughter and son-in-law Stuart and Erin Foster and granddaughter Hailey of East Quogue; her siblings and their spouses, Joe and Patti Hurley of Southampton, Kathy Baldassarre of Mattituck, Bill and Dee Hurley of Sag Harbor, and Jim and Pam Hurley of Southampton; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was predeceased by her mother, father and brother-in-law Tony Baldassarre.

A wake was held on September 1 at Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to East End Hospice PO Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978-7048 (eeh.org).