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Portrait of Patricia Jean Haviland (Pontes)
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Patricia Jean Haviland (Pontes)

March 9, 1958 – August 5, 2022
Lived 64 years
Mt Pleasant Cemetery · Arlington, Massachusetts
Life story

Patricia Jean (Pontes) Haviland passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on August 5, 2022. Beloved wife of David A. Haviland. Devoted mother to Michael Haviland of New York, NY and Kathryn (Haviland) (Martin Conroy) of Burlington. Daughter of Margaret (Kelley) Pontes and the late Richard John Pontes of Arlington, formerly of Cambridge. Sister to Valerie Coll (Dennis Coll) of Silver Spring, MD, Regina Pontes of Arlington and the late Richard James Pontes. Cherished "Mimi" to Vivian, Marty, Jr., Liam and Luke. Also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, dear friends and former colleagues at Harvard Business School, where Patty dedicated herself to a career that spanned nearly 40 years.

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1958
Born March 9
1959
Patricia was 1 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Patricia was 11 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1976
Patricia was 18 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Patricia was 24 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
Patricia was 40 when Google was founded
2001
Patricia was 43 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
Patricia was 52 when Instagram was launched
2021
Patricia was 63 when the James Webb Space Telescope was launched
2022
Passed away August 5, age 64
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