Patricia Beavers Morris

Patricia Beavers Morris (88) Patricia “Pat” Beavers Morris, 88, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. Pat was born in Alexandria, Virginia to Edward Raymond and Kathaleen Agnes Beach Beavers on March 22, 1937. She grew up in the Del Ray section of Alexandria, Virginia where she graduated from George Washington High School in 1955. Pat was active in her high school sorority where she formed bonds with some of her life-long friends. After graduation, Pat attended a beauticians’ trade school in Washington, DC, then obtained her professional beautician’s license, and was selected to work at the beauty salon located in the Senate Building in Washington, DC. She married Robert “Bobby” Allen Morris, her high school sweetheart, in 1956. The couple would go on to welcome four boys together and settle in Mt. Vernon, Virginia. After moving to Mt. Vernon during the 1960s with her family, Pat opened her own beauty salon and became a fixture in the community. She and a small number of families supported the formation of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Mt Vernon. She was an active PTA mom and a Cub Scout Den Mother. As the mother of four sons, she supported the creation of The Mt. Vernon Youth Athletic Association where she also served as team-mom and offered encouragement to her sons and many of the local youth. Pat was a beloved aunt to her nephews and nieces. She supported her young nephew's prominent local rock-band, The Checkmates, where she was a mentor and second mom to the band-members’ girlfriends, and created and sewed the stage costumes for those girlfriends who participated as go-go dancers during the band’s performances. As the boys were growing up, Pat and Bobby’s home was fondly nicknamed Grand Central as the location for countless holidays and family events. Pat welcomed all family and friends with warmth, joy, and unconditional love among her cheerful colors, decorations, and feasts. A tradition she lovingly continued for many years. Over the years, Pat remained active in her local community through various activities with the church and The Serenity Club. She pursued continuing education opportunities through local adult education classes in cake-decorating, crafting/sewing, and fitness. She also attended many conferences and workshops to maintain her professional licenses. After managing her own successful beauty parlor for many years, Pat enjoyed the freedom of continuing in her profession as a freelance artisan. In this role, she enjoyed retaining and serving her large client base throughout Northern Virginia, many of which had become close friends over the years. Pat LOVED beach-life beginning with early trips with her sorority sisters and during summer vacations with her growing family. In later years, Pat and her husband Bobby would spend all summer at their beach house in Ocean City, MD. There, she proudly and lovingly nurtured her grandchildren as they grew up over the summers while she was also an honorary grandmother to many of their friends there. Pat’s family will remember her as loving, kind, nurturing, supportive, fun, and joyful, and for her contagious laughter. They will also remain grateful and remember her as a subtle but powerful guiding force throughout their lives. Pat is predeceased by her husband Robert “Bobby” Allen Morris, her grandsons, Christopher Lee Morris and Brian McBride Morris, and her brothers, Edward “Snooky” R. Beavers and Robert Vincent Beavers. She is survived by her sons, Michael Shane (Pamela Victoria), Mark Allen (Karen Eileen), Myles Christopher (Charlene Ada), Matthew Kevin (Cindy ChiLe); grandchildren Melanie Christine Polascak (William), Lindsay Michelle Morris Moreno (Ernesto), Robert Allen Morris, II, Meredith Kathleen Morris, Melissa Colleen Morris (Angelo Vinje), Daniel Joseph Morris, Ciera Nicole Morris (Steve Dowrick), Jacob Duane Morris; and great grandchildren Pierce McBride Morris, Kristabell Lori Grace Morris, Donovan Mark Polascak, Gunnar Kirk Morris, Liam Alexander Polascak, Rory Grace Dowrick, Stella Jade Dowrick, Kiersten Christiana Vinje; and Michelle Morris, Lindsay’s mother. Pat will be deeply missed by her family and many friends. We will cherish forever the memories that we made with her. Relatives and friends will be received at Jefferson Funeral Chapel, 5755 Castlewellan Drive, Alexandria, VA 22315, Friday, July 18, 2025, at 12PM. Funeral Ceremony at 1:00PM. Graveside service immediately following, Mt. Comfort Cemetery, Alexandria, VA 22306. Memorial contributions may be made in the name of Patricia B. Morris to Hospice, or a charity of your choice.

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Patricia Beavers Morris

March 22, 1937 - July 13, 2025