A memorial service is scheduled for May 2, at 2 p.m. at the First Parish Church (630 Mass. Ave.) for former longtime Arlington resident Pat Magee, who died on Feb. 1.
Patricia Barbara Magee died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 83, at Emerson Hospital, in Concord. Pat and her husband, Oakes Plimpton, called Arlington home for many years.
Pat was born in Florissant, Mo., on Oct. 2, 1942. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High in 1960 and received her bachelor’s degree from St. Louis University in 1965.
She taught high school English in the Ferguson-Florissant School District for several years before moving to Boston where she completed a master’s degree at Boston College. She was an avid gardener, creating a garden at the Habitat for Humanity in Belmont, where she was employed, as well as her own gardens at her residence of 40 years at Coolidge Road, in Arlington. She had various jobs such as working for Mother Care Services, (new mothers), and Drumlin Farm, Lincoln, as a teacher. Pat was also a garden consultant for many.
She leaves her husband, Oakes, a son, Robin, daughter-in-law Erin, two grandchildren, Andrew (10) and Ryan (6), and siblings Tom, John, Jeanne, Dan, Kate and Mike.
She shared her husband’s interest in bird watching, witnessing Sandhill crane migrations in the Midwest and the birds of the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee in Florida. Pat enjoyed singing and dancing to all popular music. She never missed a beat or forgot the lyrics. She became an avid “Sports Mom” fan and loved playing with her grandchildren.
Arrangements were handled by the Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord.
This obituary, published on Feb. 15, 2026 and later updated, was prepared using information provided by the funeral home.
