Wednesday's Woman
Wednesday's Woman: DeLaine Pate
Six years ago, Snellville lost one of its spunkiest and most spirited citizens following a double lung transplant. Her story follows, as told by her husband, Lt. Col. Bob Pate, a Delta pilot.
With a “handicapped Harley” and a portable oxygen tank, DeLaine Pate of Snellville, a wife and mother of two daughters, took what life handed her with a positive attitude mixed with a great sense of humor. “She was a very strong lady, maybe not physically, but her will was amazing. She did the best she could with what life gave her,” Bob Pate said. “When she went on oxygen, at first she was a bit embarrassed about it. And then when she couldn’t walk around, she ended up with a three-wheeled scooter, which she called her handicapped Harley. "She was always great at keeping the humor up, keeping the positive attitude up, always joking with the kids. Her attitude through all this was just amazing,” Pate recalled. One time, when daughter, …
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