Wayland Town Crier 6/16/10: Community mourns special teacher at The Children's Way. Patricia Frazier was many things to many people and every role that she stepped into was specially graced with her loving friendship. Friend, teacher, colleague, advisor and pillar of strength are only some of the roles she played. Frazier passed away peacefully on June 5 after a long battle with cancer at the age of 68.