I remember the day that I first dropped out of engineering school, and Patty was there not to give a pep talk, but to congratulate me for finally starting to think for myself. She always looked out for me and guided me through tough times and knew I'd find what I wanted to do. She was a great influence from a young age and even vetoed my parents' first name choice for me (thank god) when she was 6 years old! She was always the cool sister for sharing new music and giving sound advice. Later on, I re-enrolled in school and was able to do the things that actually interested me like learning graphic design, playing in bands, and finding groups of people that shared similar interests. I thank her to this day. Who knows where my life would have gone if not for her.