patsy

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Soto alleges that under Patsy and Elsy, she was denied adequate time off to grieve after the sudden death of her brother, and was told to “report to work immediately.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Matthiessen entered family life—he had two children with his first wife, Patsy Southgate, and two, including an adopted daughter, with Love—and moved to eastern Long Island, where he worked on his early, autobiographical novels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

He has three other children - two sons from his marriages to actress Patsy Kensit and singer Nicole Appleton, and another daughter from his relationship with US journalist Liza Ghorbani.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

About 80% of the children at Berry Creek School still bed down each night in an RV or mobile home, according to Patsy Oxford, the former school superintendent.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

On the way up the stairs, she passed the kitchen where Hannah sat with two friends, Patsy and Valentine.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison