Pat taught piano and theory to hundreds of students over the years in Toronto, the Munster area and Almonte. In 1978 Bob was transferred back to Ottawa and they bought a farm on Jock Trail outside of Richmond Ontario. They moved to Toronto, met wonderful friends and made a life together with their two children.
Pat married her husband Bob, a Member of the RCMP, in 1966. Pat was a long standing member of the Law Societies of Alberta and of Upper Canada and she practiced law in Ottawa and in Toronto. Pat went on to post graduate studies in Paris, France. She studied French and Law at the universities of Laval and Alberta. Born in Winnipeg to Esther and Jack (JHE) Toombs, and raised in Calgary Pat studied music through the Royal Conservatory of Music obtaining her ARCT in both organ and piano. Patricia Olcen Sample (nee Toombs) Augto April 20, 2023.