Patricia Keyser Ticer ( Smith; January 6, 1935 – August 7, 2017), known as Patsy Ticer, was an

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. Ticer was born in

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She grew up in

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and graduated from George Washington High School. In 1955, Ticer received her bachelor's degree in political science from

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. Ticer served on the Alexandria City Council in the 1980s. She then served as Mayor of Alexandria from 1991 to 1996. Ticer served in the

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from 1996 to 2011 and was a

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. Ticer died in a hospital in Alexandria, Virginia from complications from a fall.Reed Morwaski, Bridget, (August 7, 2017
Pasty Ticer, four-term Virginia state senator, dies at age 82
''The Washington Post'', Retrieved August 8, 2017.

Biography

Ticer married John "Jack" Ticer in 1956. They had four children. She was a real estate agent and served on the boards of Alexandria Library, Athenaeum, the Humane Society, and the

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. She served as vestry senior warden of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 1978, 1979 and from 1981 to 1983. Ticer was elected to the city council in 1982 and served as Vice-Mayor in her second council term. She was elected mayor in 1991, and was the city's first female mayor.

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