Pat Loud, the matriarch of An American Family has died at age 94. Pat, her husband Bill Loud, and their five children made history when they became the subject of one of the first reality TV series, An American Family in 1973.
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This video tribute to Pat Loud was shared by the family on Sunday.
The full statement from the Loud family:
With inconsolable sorrow, we are sad to share the news with friends and family that on Sunday January 10 at 1:55pm PT, Pat Loud passed away peacefully in her sleep of natural causes. She was snuggled up safe in her comfy home, attended by loving children Michele, Delilah, Kevin and Grant.
Born in Eugene, Oregon, Patricia was the beloved daughter of Thomas Osmond and Myrle Lill Russell, who – the story goes – were also responsible for introducing one Alanson Robert Loud to a certain B. Bertha Carberry, also of Eugene. That marriage later produced three children including Pat’s future husband, William Carberry Loud. Cool, huh?
Pat Loud - matriarch of the US s first ever reality show An American Family - dies of natural causes at age 94, as her loved ones pay tribute to the fierce, inflexible, forthright mother-of-five
Loud, her husband Bill, and their five children became household names after the series chronicling their lives in Santa Barbara, California, premiered in 1973
The show documented her separation and subsequent divorce from Bill as well as their eldest son Lance coming out as gay
Loud died in her sleep natural causes on Sunday, and her passing was confirmed on the family s official Facebook page with an emotional tribute
The docu-series, which aired on PBS in 1973, is considered one of TV s first reality shows.
Patricia Loud, who is best known for being the matriarch of the PBS docu-series An American Family, died Sunday at her home in her sleep of natural causes. She was 94. The family revealed the news of her death on Facebook. With inconsolable sorrow, we are sad to share the news with friends and family that on Sunday January 10 at 1:55pm PT, Pat Loud passed away peacefully in her sleep of natural causes. She was snuggled up safe in her comfy home, attended by loving children Michele, Delilah, Kevin and Grant, the post reads, in part.