Patricia Pratt was born in 1924 to Leonard and Dorothy Pratt in Detroit, Michigan. She grew up in Detroit.

Pat married Jack Jackson and moved to Atlanta, Georgia prior to 2009. On December 18, 2009 she died in John's Creek, Georgia at the age of 85.

Pat and Jack loved their pets and bird watching. They are survived by one son John, and a daughter Deborah, and some grandchildren.