Patricia “Tricia” Murphy Lombardo is a proud member of Little Flower’s Class of 1984. She recalls her years at Little Flower with fondness and pride. She explains how the school impacted her life and taught her lessons that live with her daily. She recalls how much she enjoyed attending an all-girls school and how that experience prepared her for the working world.
 
Tricia was active in the Little Flower school community. She happily recalls being active and always “doing something” at school. She was a cheerleader for Northeast Catholic High School and a member of the school’s Community Service Corps. 
 
She served as president of the Student Council in her senior year of high school. Although she suffered the terrible loss of her father during her senior year, she felt her involvement in the Student Council and her relationship with the other officers helped her through such a rough and sad time in her life. She states, “The other officers were great and helped me out more than I realized at the time,”
 
When asked about some of her favorite experiences and memories she began by expressing her love for assemblies, especially when the girls were able to get a sneak peek of the yearly school play. Another favorite experience for Tricia was her proms, especially her Junior Prom. She was a member of the prom planning committee and recalls how hard they worked to make it a memorable experience. The committee had a laid back and comfortable image for the prom and as a result, they had a complete blast. It was one of her favorite memories!
 
 A favorite staff member of hers was the Student Council Moderator Ms. Witt. She was a German teacher for the school and was very active with the students. She was a big help during her senior year and helped Tricia deal with the loss of her father. Ms. Witt motivated Tricia to enjoy her senior year despite the sadness in her life.
 
After her years at Little Flower were over she immediately entered the workforce. She began her career at Merrill Lynch and felt that her experiences in an all-girls school setting prepared her to be successful in the working world. She was able to relate to her female supervisors as well as the other women she worked with. She felt the all-girls environment was a good thing!
 
She is married to her husband Fran and has two children. Mia just turned 24 and Thomas will be 21 in May. She is an employee at Janney Montgomery Scott.
 
When Tricia was asked what she would say to the Graduating Class of 2021 she expressed how sorry she was for the girls. “I feel so bad for so much that happened this past year that rocked the senior class’ world.” She said that being able to roll with the punches even though things are difficult is just what our kids did this past year. 
 
She is amazed how students adjusted to all of the changes associated with the pandemic. She encourages the students to use this last year’s experiences to understand that you should not take things for granted. Things can be taken away so fast, therefore, live your life to the fullest.