Tricia C. Satkowski

Tricia C. Satkowski, 43, of Germantown, Tennessee died Tuesday, June 28, 2016. She was born on November 8, 1972 in Fairfax, Virginia. Being a child of an F.B.I. family she moved somewhat. Her mother, Maureen E. (Singler) Satkowski died when Tricia was 2 years old. She is survived by her loving daughter, Jenna; her loving dad, Robert M. Satkowski and his wife, Terry Sue; and a sister. Tricia is also survived by the father of her child and former husband, Terry Harper and many friends and acquaintances who helped and loved her throughout her life. Tricia was raised by her dad and his wife, Terry Sue (Mann) Satkowski. She was introduced to rodeo by Terry Sue and rode her loving horse Turp throughout high school and college. Turp took Tricia to two state Tennesse championships in barrel racing. She was tenth place in the nation at the National High School Rodeo Championship at Pueblo, Colorado in barrels. She was the 1989 high school Tennessee Rodeo Queen. She applied herself with diligence at all her employments including the U.A.M.S. School of Nursing, St. Jude Children Hospital and her current employer, University of Tennessee Health Center at Memphis. She received her Bachelor and Master degree at the University of Tennessee, Martin and a Doctorate of Education, Business Administration at U.A.L.R. in Little Rock. She was hospitalized several times at U.A.M.S. where she bravely underwent a liver transplant and afterwards at Methodist Hospital in Germantown, Tennessee. The family would like to extend a special thanks to longtime friend and nurse at U.A.M.S., Ralph Vogel, as well as Beth Kerby in Germantown, Tennessee and friend Donna Caldwel. Special thanks to all the nurses at Methodist Hospital, Germantown, on third floor west wing. Better loving care could not be received anywhere. Terry Harper of Bryant, Arkansas has been compassionate and understanding throughout their marriage and afterwards in helping raising Jenna. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency, www.arora.org. A visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday, July 2nd, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m., at Smith – North Little Rock Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Online obituary at www.SmithFamilyCares.com.