Patricia C. Frist
{{Short description|American businesswoman and philanthropist (1939–2021)}}
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| birth_name = Patricia Champion
| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|9|28}}
| birth_place = Ridgely, Tennessee, US
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|5|1939|9|28}}
| death_place = Nashville, Tennessee, US
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| occupation = Businesswoman, philanthropist
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| spouse = {{marriage|Thomas F. Frist, Jr.|1961}}
| children = Thomas F. Frist, III
William R. Frist
Patricia Frist Elcan
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| relatives = Thomas F. Frist, Sr. (father-in-law)
Bill Frist (brother-in-law)
Charles A. Elcan (son-in-law)
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Patricia Champion Frist (September 28, 1939 – January 5, 2021)[https://eu.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2021/01/07/patricia-frist-nashville-advocate-mother-sen-bill-frist-dies/6578442002/ 'An incredible life well-lived': Patricia Frist, longtime Nashville philanthropist, dies at 81] was an American businesswoman and philanthropist from Tennessee.
Early life
Patricia Champion Frist was born as Patricia Champion in Ridgely, Tennessee in 1939.{{Cite web|title=Patricia FRIST Obituary - Nashville, TN|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/nashville-tn/patricia-frist-9984934|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Dignity Memorial|language=en}} She was the daughter of Ogden (Harrington) and Garland Ryals Champion.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HyoxAAAAMAAJ&q=Patricia+Champion+FRIST|title = The Armistead Family and Collaterals: Among Others: Anderson, Cate, Harrison, Mayo, Nelson, Phipps, Tabb, Waller|last1 = Cate|first1 = Margaret Randolph|last2 = Cate|first2 = Wirt Armistead|year = 1971}}
Career
Frist served as the President of Frist Capital, an investment firm.[http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2000/08/07/daily14.html Nashvillan elected to Suntrust's board], Nashville Business Journal, August 8, 2000 She served on the Board of Directors of SunTrust Bank from 2000 to 2010.[http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/09/06/daily44.html Frist leaves SunTrust board], Atlanta Business Chronicle, September 10, 2010[https://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2010/9/9/suntrust_director_frist_steps_down SunTrust director Frist steps down], Nashville Post, September 9, 2010
Philanthropy
She served on the board of trustees of the Frist Foundation.[http://www.fristfoundation.org/About_Us/Directors The Frist Foundation: Directors] Additionally, she served on the boards of directors of the Friends of Warner Park.[http://warnerparks.org/about-us/park-leadership/ The Friends of Warner Park: Board of Directors] She also served as an honorary trustee of the Harpeth Hall School.{{Cite web |url=http://www.harpethhall.org/podium/default.aspx?t=151776 |title=Harpeth Hall: Board of Trustees |access-date=July 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724205617/http://www.harpethhall.org/podium/default.aspx?t=151776 |archive-date=July 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
The Patricia Champion Frist Hall on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville was renamed in her honor in 1998; it houses the School of Nursing.[https://www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu/visitors/tour_01.html Vanderbilt University School of Nursing: Patricia Champion Frist Hall] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029051958/http://www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu/visitors/tour_01.html |date=October 29, 2015 }}
Political activity
She was a large donor to the Republican Party. In 1997, she donated US$100,000 to the Republican National Committee.Robert Dreyfuss, [https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1997/05/especially-interested Especially Interested: Frist Aid: This senator handles his family company's legislative prescriptions.], Mother Jones, May 1, 1997
Personal life
She was married to Thomas F. Frist, Jr., a billionaire who co-founded the Hospital Corporation of America. They resided in Belle Meade, Tennessee. They had two sons, Thomas F. Frist, III and William R. Frist, and a daughter, Patricia Frist Elcan, who is married to investor Charles A. Elcan.
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Category:People from Lake County, Tennessee
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Category:American corporate directors
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