Patricia Buckley Bozell, 81, who was a matriarch of a prominent conservative family and helped start Triumph, an opinion journal of Catholic orthodoxy, died July 12 at her home in Washington.

Patricia Buckley Bozell, who was a matriarch of a prominent conservative family and helped start Triumph, an opinion journal of Roman Catholic orthodoxy, died Saturday at her home in Washington, D.C.

Patricia Buckley Bozell, who died Saturday at 81, was a matriarch of a prominent conservative family who helped found Triumph, a Catholic journal of opinion. She had throat cancer. She was married to ...

Bozell married Buckley’s sister Patricia in 1949 after bonding with her while helping her prepare anti-progressive talking points for a debate at Vassar. The couple would have 10 children.

He developed a fast and tight friendship with William F. Buckley (later his brother-in-law, after Bozell married Patricia Buckley). Buckley and Bozell teamed up as debating partners and quickly ...