Pat Gest, OSEA's first female president and one of our fiercest advocates, will be remembered for her huge heart and backbone made of steel.
Pat passed away in November 2024. Her family, friends and the OSEA archives tell a story of a life devoted to fighting for the dignity, quality of life and right to be heard for classified school employees across Oregon. She was an educator, a leader, a committed union staffer and a woman whose empathy and faith drew her to the labor movement.
Read Pat Gest's ObituaryOSEA will celebrate Pat's life with a memorial at Conference 2025. Share your own stories and photos of Pat below to include them.