Patty Blau had many passions and we were blessed to connect with her through a shared love for birds. Patty volunteered with parrot rescue Mickaboo and, when we hatched MickaCoo (Palomacy now) in 2007, she quickly opened her heart to embrace pigeons and doves too. She was great with the birds, a wonderful outreach ambassador and a very generous, talented supporter. Patty and her trusty partner Bob always made whatever they joined better with their presence.

Patty was a talented artist and generously created many iconic images for us through the years.

We didn’t hear from vibrant, brilliant amazing Patty for a time and we missed her. In May 2019, we learned why. She had early onset dementia. She was making the best of all her time and was very fortunate to have wonderful support from her loved ones and the professional caretakers who came to love her too. We learned of her passing in September. We miss her a lot. Patty remembered us with a generous gift from her estate and so she continues to help us even still. We are all better for having known the amazing Patty.