Shirley Ann (Patacsil) Aragon, "Turn Born", 73, passed away on March 28, 2016, at her Kirkland, Washington, home after a short battle with cancer with her loving family by her side.

Shirley was born in Sacramento, California on September 16, 1943, to Bernabe and Elizabeth (Sutherland) Patacsil. She attended Haskell Indian Boarding School, graduating in 1962, and married Don Joseph Aragon, who she met at school. Shirley took some time off from school to raise her children, and then continued school at Bellevue Community College in Bellevue Washington , earning her Associate's Degree. After graduating from Bellevue Community College, she continued on to the University of Washington where she earned her Master's Degree in Social Work. She worked for the United Indians Tribes Foundation, and later with The State of Washington as an Area Administrator for the Department of Social Health Services, until her retirement.

Shirley thoroughly enjoyed traveling. She had been to several of the United States, and to Mexico, Italy, Greece, Paris, and New Zealand. She loved spending time with her family and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the light of her life.

She was preceded in death by her parents Bernabe and Elizabeth Patacsil; her sister Rose Mary Sangrey; her niece Rachelle Patacsil; her aunts Laura Bautista, Lilly Rania, Helen Molina, and Rosalie Bautista; and her uncles George "Korgal" Sutherland, Edward "Panther" Sutherland, and Richard "Dickie" Sutherland.

Shirley is survived by her friend Richard Takeuchi of Seattle, WA; her children, Deborah Aragon, Dawn "Denise" Aragon, and Zena "Deanne" Aragon, all of Fort Washakie, WY, and Don "Travis" Aragon, of Kirkland, WA; her grandchildren, Rosemary and Earl Antone, Victor Delcampo , Deanna Aragon, Elizabeth Delcampo, Renee Crooked Arm, Marc Travis Crooked Arm, Seth Dale Aragon, Jasmine Aragon, Dominic Aragon, and Makiaa Aragon; her great-grandchildren, Kristine Aragon, Illyanna Ward, Aurora Savage, Logan Savage, Chayton Horn, DJ Horn, and Jason Horn; one great-great-grandson, Jason Horn; her sister, Roxanne (Ted) Demontiney of Rocky Boy; her brothers, Richard (Gigie) Patacsil of Great Falls, Victor (Kim) Patacsil, and Mario Patacsil, all of Rocky Boy, Bernabe (Jackie) Patacsil of Seattle, WA, and Leon (Susan) Sutherland, Matthew (Joyce) Denny, Curtis Denny, Bruce Denny, and Walter "DoDo" (Torina) Denny, Jr.; her uncles Henry "Pejohn" and Louis "Walkie" Sutherland, both of Rocky Boy; and her dear friends, whom have adopted her as their own family.