Hi! My birth name was Patricia Jo McAlister I was named after my Aunt Pat and I am Robert Thomas McAlister's aka Tom's baby girl. I was born in 1970, lost my daddy in 1977 and my grandma in 1984 and I needed them.... I do not relate with nor resemble my moms side of the family. I met my Uncle Doogie when I was 11. I remember his wife was kind and beautiful, the son was easy to make cry when his shoes floated out to the middle of the pool....apologies, and that Uncle Doogie took me clam hunting at the beach really early in the mornings, we used hollow tubes with handles to push down into the sand. 2 best times ever 2nd was staying with my grandma as much as possible.