James W. Patterson, age 71, died on November 28, 2012 after a 15 year, courageous battle with cancer.
Jim was born on December 10, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA, to John Munn Patterson and Isobel McKee. Until age 7, the Patterson family lived in West Philadelphia but Jim's formative years were spent in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Swarthmore High School in 1958, where he was an outstanding student and athlete (football, baseball and lacrosse). At Dickinson College, from which...
James W. Patterson, age 71, died on November 28, 2012 after a 15 year, courageous battle with cancer.
Jim was born on December 10, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA, to John Munn Patterson and Isobel McKee. Until age 7, the Patterson family lived in West Philadelphia but Jim's formative years were spent in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Swarthmore High School in 1958, where he was an outstanding student and athlete (football, baseball and lacrosse). At Dickinson College, from which...