Living the Landrigan Legacy

Patrick Landrigan was the first member of his family to go to college, earning his master’s degree in education on the campus of Purdue University Fort Wayne in 1970. Landrigan and his wife, Susan, had four sons and three daughters, and all seven followed in their father’s footsteps by earning degrees under the Mastodon banner. Three met their spouses while on campus.
Patrick and Susan’s seven children and their spouses produced 48 children, and more than 20 have graduated as Mastodons. Theodore graduated in 2023, which leaves Lizzie, a senior, Mary Catherine, a sophomore, and Kate, a freshman, still at PFW-but more are on the way. The first member of the family’s fourth generation, Henry Landrigan, will join his father, Matt, and his grandfather, Dan, as proud members of the Herd this fall.
The current undergrads admit a full audit hasn’t been considered until now, but including spouses, more than 50 members of the Landrigan family have either graduated or are on track to graduate as Mastodons.