For twenty years, Pat Oakes has been a docent at the LBJ Library on the University of Texas Campus in Austin, Texas. Being a volunteer docent has been a much loved activity following her retirement from teaching sixth grade at St. Andrew's School in Austin. She has worked with wonderful colleagues at the library. Her current group includes Mimi Nichols, Harriet Breihan and Julie Creighton. Between them they have logged more that 8500 hours!
On March 20, 2023, at the LBJ Presidential Library Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, Pat received an award honoring her 20 years of service. She was presented with a beautiful sculpture seen above.
Pat Oakes (20 years service), Kathleen Wilson (10 years service) and Mark Atwood Lawrence, Director of the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum
Honorees Table Group: Mark Lawrence, David Nichols, Mimi Nichols, Pat Oakes, Mel Oakes, Mardie Oakes and Kathleen Wilson.
The program is below:
Volunteers and Hours As of March 20, 2023 | Last Name | First Name | Hours Volunteered |
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Downer | Jane | 9190.25 |
Davenport | Everard | 6616.75 |
Watkins | Mike | 5960.25 |
Sullivan | Pat | 4071.5 |
Skinner | Vicki | 3005.5 |
Beaman | Margarine | 2950.25 |
Carpenter | Karen | 2437 |
Breihan | Harriett | 2434 |
Brauen | Marsha | 2373.75 |
Creighton | Julie | 2271 |
Oakes | Pat | 2187 |
Fullmer | Peggy | 2180.5 |
Schnell | Betty | 1978.5 |
Drewry | Jackie | 1928.5 |
Martin | Beverly | 1889.25 |
Carter | Randi | 1850 |
Willars | Dee | 1824 |
McGinnis | Johanna | 1695.25 |
Taylor | Cheryl | 1667.75 |
Nichols | Mimi | 1574.75 |
Smith | Larry | 1437 |
Johnson | Kalista | 1369.25 |
Johnson | Kalista | 1369.25 |
Prince | Lynn | 1237.25 |
Wilson | Kathleen | 1189.25 |
Cervera | Barb | 1189 |
Berman | Bill | 1162 |
Davenport | Kay | 1150.5 |
Bohuslav | Katy | 1102 |
Metting | Roger | 1042 |
Bosak | Tricia | 1023.75 |
Tiedeken | Margaret | 972.75 |
Fox | Jacqueline | 957.75 |
Karp | Kathy | 933.75 |
Shipp | Linda | 922.75 |
Karp | Richard | 920 |
Ray | Steve | 917 |
Schwartz | Sandy | 892.5 |
Slaybaugh | Patsy | 798.75 |
Last Name | First Name | Hours Volunteered |
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Skillingberg | Mona | 794.25 |
Espinosa | John | 751 |
Kramer | Ken | 732 |
Martin | Dorothy Sue | 731.75 |
Hughes | Joan | 703.5 |
Hughes | Joan | 703.5 |
Ward | Ann | 690 |
Cameron | Greg | 659.75 |
Edwards | Marmie | 613 |
Alfar | Gail | 503.5 |
Schaeffer | Glen | 479.25 |
Price | Peggie | 435 |
Bilgrad | Davida | 382.5 |
Noble | Dorinda | 366 |
Roos | Quentin | 355 |
Campbell | Mike | 257.5 |
Gabe | Audrey | 227.25 |
Allen | Trista | 217.5 |
Dickey | David | 203.25 |
Haws | Michael | 180.5 |
Barr | Corina | 180 |
Thompson | Cooper | 173.5 |
Kelley | Suzanne | 146 |
Ross | Kelly | 119.75 |
Buesing | Jan | 109.75 |
Durand | Debra | 96 |
Martinez | Gabriel | 95.25 |
Barnett | Shelby | 80.5 |
Simmons | Cynthia | 80.5 |
Guess | Sharon | 78.5 |
Beeler | Ember | 59.5 |
Pritchard | Samantha | 51 |
Chasin | Seth | 50 |
Fredriksen | Pete | 47 |
Bell | Shawn | 44 |
Young | Susan | 42.5 |
Jones | Sarah | 40.75 |
Ross | Pam | 40 |
Easley | Mike | 35 |
Burstain | Jane | 33 |


Large photos of front and back of 20 years of service award sculpture.
Pat Oakes Docent Album |
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Letter to Lyndon Baines Johnson by Beth Oakes In 1971, Beth Oakes, age 4, overheard her parents talking about President Johnson's surgery and his recovery. She asked if she could write him a letter, which she did. The letter is below, along with the answer from President Johnson. Many, many years later during an orientation tour of the LBJ Archives it was stated that the library had all of his papers. Pat laughed and said, "Even my daughter's letter." The response was "Yes and if you can get us the date, we will find it and get you a copy." Below is the copy of her letter. Pat often tells that story to visitors to the library. |
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