Thanks Donna. I grew up in Northern WV and watched Pittsburgh stations for news. Thanks again, Janet Currie ----- Original Message ----- From: <DLogras@aol.com> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:06 PM Subject: [PITTSBURGH] Former News Anchor Patti Burns Dies > Thought I'd share this sad piece of info. Most of us Pittsburghers grew up > with either Patti or her dad Bill Burns as part of our daily lives. > > > > > > Former News Anchor Dies > 10/31/01 Patti Burns, 49, died at her home in Pittsburgh today, October 31 > from cancer. She retired from broadcasting in 1997. Since then her company, > Burns Communications has served as an adviser/instructor on public media > communications for several clients. She is survived by her husband, Charles > Cohen of Pittsburgh; her mother, Jeanne Burns of Naples, Florida and a > brother, Michael Burns of Pittsburgh. Her father, Bill Burns, passed away in > September 1997. A memorial service will be held at The Carnegie (Forbes > Avenue in Oakland) on Sunday, December 9 at 5:30pm. Memorial contributions > are suggested for:Today's news from WPXI-TV > > Center for Complementary Medicine at Shadyside Hospital > 5215 Center Avenue, Family Health Center Bldg. > Pittsburgh, PA 15232 > School for Blind Children > 201 N. Bellefield Avenue > Pittsburgh, PA 15213 > Animal Friends > 2643 Penn Avenue > Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4621 > Greater Love Outreach > C/o Marie Upshur > 715 Mercy Street, Apt. 813 > Pittsburgh, PA 15219 > Radio Information Services for the Blind > 2100 Wharton Street, Suite 140 > Pittsburgh, PA 15203 > > Patti Burns was one of the most recognizable faces in Pittsburgh > broadcasting. She started her 22-year career at KDKA-TV in 1974. The > Pittsburgh native joined her father, the late Bill Burns, on the anchor desk > as the first father-daughter anchor team in 1976. Bill Burns died just months > after Patti Burns left KDKA in 1997. But even though she left the station, > she stayed active in Pittsburgh. Patti Burns was a strong advocate of the > regional tax initiative, which would have raised the county's sales tax a > half-cent to help pay for two new stadiums. That measure failed. Patti Burns > battled in life as she did in that political battle, facing several health > issues. In 1994, she had a benign tumor removed. Then last April, she began > undergoing treatment for cancer, when she discovered a lump above her > collarbone. It was found to be malignant. And while she continued through > therapy to be involved in the community, eventually the cancer proved to be > too much. We here at WPXI express our condolence to the Burns family in this > time of loss. > > > > ************************************** > Donna > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > SUE* MCALISTER-Pittsburgh List Mom > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >