Holly Kohl
12/9/10
Patricia Ann Gold
Change, to most people, isn't a preferable thing, but to Patricia, changing things up was the key to making everything exciting. Patricia Ann Leonetti Gold was born on January 15th, 1956 in Sacramento, California. She grew up ambitious, creative, and inspired to do just about anything that she really wanted to. Her parents, Barbara and John Leonetti, supported her in whatever direction she chose to forgo and later in her life, so did her husband Troy Gold. She believed that life was an adventure in itself and that she'd eventually find her spot in this world. Little did she know that her future held tons of career paths, new experiences, and even a humbling accomplishment.
One career just didn't suit Patricia. "I always liked to try out different jobs just to have the experience of being in that career path. Some were great, but others were really horrible," she shared. Some people would say that not settling down with one career is a sign of a quitter, but everyone who is close to Patricia knows that quitting is just not one of the things that she does. Trying out different jobs just gave her a little bit of experience in each career and oddly enough, she enjoyed the work. "My favorite job," she said, " would have to be working at the local grocery store's bakery. It sounds kind of silly but I discovered that the culinary career might have been something that I wanted to pursue." If she would not have changed her career, she would never have had these experiences. So in the end her decisions to switch between careers caused her to quit her job at the bakery, which she was really passionate about.
When Patricia wasn't switching jobs, she loved to travel to different places. "Traveling, for me, is so much fun. Getting to see how unique the cities are in other countries was amazing," she said. After seeing all the beautiful buildings of Sicily, it made her curious about what else was out there. She didn't even know where to start. "I can't wait to get another experience like that." she shared, "Traveling to Rome or Paris would be an extraordinary place to start." Her trip to Sicily was definitely memorable. She was overjoyed throughout the whole trip and not a single minute was wasted.
With a vacation abroad and many, many jobs, it would seem that Patricia's greatest accomplishment would be something really crazy or significant, but it's actually surprisingly simple. "My greatest accomplishment, I'd say, is forgiving the people who have done me wrong." she stated. Her answer was uncommon compared to the usual winning an award or conquering a fear. This response would make anyone contemplate their greatest accomplishment."I think," she said, " that it is my greatest accomplishment because sometimes it's really hard to forgive and then forget." Lots of people would strongly agree with her. It is sometimes extremely hard to forgive but doing it is an accomplishment internally.
Patricia Ann Leonetti Gold was born in Sacramento, California on January 15th, 1956. She grew up talented, ambitious and was supported by her mom, Barbara Leonetti, and her dad, John Leonetti whom is now deceased. She married later in her life to Troy Gold and helped raise her two step-sons. She has remained living around Sacramento her entire life, or at least for now. She has had plenty of experiences, both good and bad, working tons of different kinds of jobs and even traveling across seas. Her greatest accomplishment, though surprising, really reflected who she is and showed her deep level of thinking. It would be a mistake to not get to know her because she is truly a terrific person.