2. Patricia Elaine Sabree, {formally Patricia Elaine McFadden} is the product of Lake
City, a small country town carved from the dark earth, located in the low country of
South Carolina. Lake City is known for its amazing crop raising, dusky flatland,
muddy-swamp wetland, endless fishing, surplus of snakes, and the Gullah people
culture. Even though now divorced, Sabree kept her married name, 'Sabree' due to
its meaning, 'one who preseveres until the job is done,' and the connection it gave
to her two lovely daughters- Faridah and Ameenah. Sabree and her fourteen
siblings spent most of their youth working on a farm. Their parents were loyal
sharecroppers who taught their children the value of hard work. This is certain to
be what contributed to their strong craving for education coupled with the desire
for another way of life.