The life of former St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister will be celebrated Monday, February 10, at Church of the King in Mandeville, 22205 Little Creek Road. Visitation will start at 10:00 a.m. and a memorial service will follow at noon.
Brister also served as an Ambassador to the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women, National Committee Woman to the Republic National Committee, and Chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party. She though she had won her battle against cancer, but recently learned that it had come out of remission.
"The family of Ms. Brister appreciates the outpouring of love and prayers from her friends, peers, citizens who knew her or admired her from afar," the family announced in a news release today. "They have been particularly struck by the tributes to Pat as a trailblazer for women in politics, civic duty and women’s rights."
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Pat Brister Legacy fund at the Northshore Community Foundation.