Patricia (nee Steiner) Castro, former Arizona First Lady, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018, at age 94 years. Mrs. Castro was the wife of former Arizona Governor, The Honorable Raul H. Castro
She and Raul Castro were married in 1954 when he was a Pima County Superior Court judge and she was Deputy U.S. Marshal, having received her appointment to that position in 1950. Governor Castro died at age 98 in 2015. He was Arizona's first and only Latino governor, serving his gubernatorial term from 1975 to 1977. With Mrs. Castro by his side, Governor Castro later served three separate appointments in the diplomatic corps as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Before her marriage to Raul Castro, Patricia Steiner was married to U.S. Air Force fighter pilot 1Lt William Thomas Norris, who was killed in 1950 when his plane crashed while on a combat mission during the Korean War. Norris was a veteran of World War II, having served in the European Theater.
Mrs. Castro's causes included efforts to protect the legacy of the Navajo code talkers, as well as promoting arts and culture. She also created the USS Arizona tea service exhibit at the State Capitol.
Mrs. Castro is survived by her daughter, Beth Castro, as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents, Ralph and Veronica Steiner, and by her daughter Mary Pat Castro who died in 2015.
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She and Raul Castro were married in 1954 when he was a Pima County Superior Court judge and she was Deputy U.S. Marshal, having received her appointment to that position in 1950. Governor Castro died at age 98 in 2015. He was Arizona's first and only Latino governor, serving his gubernatorial term from 1975 to 1977. With Mrs. Castro by his side, Governor Castro later served three separate appointments in the diplomatic corps as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Before her marriage to Raul Castro, Patricia Steiner was married to U.S. Air Force fighter pilot 1Lt William Thomas Norris, who was killed in 1950 when his plane crashed while on a combat mission during the Korean War. Norris was a veteran of World War II, having served in the European Theater.
Mrs. Castro's causes included efforts to protect the legacy of the Navajo code talkers, as well as promoting arts and culture. She also created the USS Arizona tea service exhibit at the State Capitol.
Mrs. Castro is survived by her daughter, Beth Castro, as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents, Ralph and Veronica Steiner, and by her daughter Mary Pat Castro who died in 2015.
Contributor: Searchers #47207034
Patricia (nee Steiner) Castro, former Arizona First Lady, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018, at age 94 years. Mrs. Castro was the wife of former Arizona Governor, The Honorable Raul H. Castro
She and Raul Castro were married in 1954 when he was a Pima County Superior Court judge and she was Deputy U.S. Marshal, having received her appointment to that position in 1950. Governor Castro died at age 98 in 2015. He was Arizona's first and only Latino governor, serving his gubernatorial term from 1975 to 1977. With Mrs. Castro by his side, Governor Castro later served three separate appointments in the diplomatic corps as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Before her marriage to Raul Castro, Patricia Steiner was married to U.S. Air Force fighter pilot 1Lt William Thomas Norris, who was killed in 1950 when his plane crashed while on a combat mission during the Korean War. Norris was a veteran of World War II, having served in the European Theater.
Mrs. Castro's causes included efforts to protect the legacy of the Navajo code talkers, as well as promoting arts and culture. She also created the USS Arizona tea service exhibit at the State Capitol.
Mrs. Castro is survived by her daughter, Beth Castro, as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents, Ralph and Veronica Steiner, and by her daughter Mary Pat Castro who died in 2015.
Contributor: Searchers #47207034
She and Raul Castro were married in 1954 when he was a Pima County Superior Court judge and she was Deputy U.S. Marshal, having received her appointment to that position in 1950. Governor Castro died at age 98 in 2015. He was Arizona's first and only Latino governor, serving his gubernatorial term from 1975 to 1977. With Mrs. Castro by his side, Governor Castro later served three separate appointments in the diplomatic corps as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Before her marriage to Raul Castro, Patricia Steiner was married to U.S. Air Force fighter pilot 1Lt William Thomas Norris, who was killed in 1950 when his plane crashed while on a combat mission during the Korean War. Norris was a veteran of World War II, having served in the European Theater.
Mrs. Castro's causes included efforts to protect the legacy of the Navajo code talkers, as well as promoting arts and culture. She also created the USS Arizona tea service exhibit at the State Capitol.
Mrs. Castro is survived by her daughter, Beth Castro, as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents, Ralph and Veronica Steiner, and by her daughter Mary Pat Castro who died in 2015.
Contributor: Searchers #47207034
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