PATRICIA (PAT)
TRYON TINDALL,
of
Teaneck, New Jersey died on October 21st on her 84th
birthday. A long time resident of Princeton Junction, Pat was
retired from the Department of Art and Archeology, Princeton
University in 1991. She was a member of Trinity Church in
Princeton. An accomplished local artist, Pat maintained the
Countryside Studio for her free-lance artwork in both commercial
and fine arts fields. Trained in the arts since childhood, she
studied at Corcoran Galleries, Abbott Art School and Pratt
Institute. Pat received her Associate in Arts Degree from Mercer
County Community College and her Bachelor of Arts Degree from
Thomas A. Edison College of New Jersey. She studied watercolor
under Vincent Ceglia, Christopher Schink, Jeanne Dobie and
Nicholas Reale. Pat had several solo shows and participated in
many exhibits. Her work is in numerous private collections, both
home and abroad, and can be seen in local businesses throughout
Mercer County. Pat’s paintings of West Windsor’s vanishing
historical sites were featured in the township’s 1997
Bi-centennial calendar. Her style, using familiar places and
objects as subject matter, was labeled romantic realism. Pat was
appointed to the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission
and belonged to Princeton Art Association, Garden State
Watercolor Society, Trenton Artists’ Workshop and West Windsor
Historical Society. Wife of 59 years to the late Gordon C.
Tindall, Jr., she is survived by one daughter, Claudia J.
Tindall of Teaneck, NJ; two sons: Gordon C. Tindall III and his
wife Val of Lanesboro, MN; and Timothy W. Tindall of Jersey
City, NJ; four grandchildren: Courtney Tindall of Minneapolis,
MN; Ian Tindall of Decorah, IA; Christopher Mooney of Northvale,
NJ; and Myla Mooney of NYC; as well as her brother Richard R.
Tryon and his wife, Anne, of Frankfort, MI. Pat was sister of
the late Carolyn J. Tryon of Champaign, IL. She also leaves
behind close friends and the parents of her grandchildren,
Michael Mooney of Northvale, NJ and Cheryl Parker Tindall of
Decorah, IA. A memorial is planned for Saturday, November 27th,
1:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck, 154
South Mill Road, Princeton Jct., NJ. The Reverend Paul Rhebergen
will conduct the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may
be made to the USO (United Services Organization) at uso.org.