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Our hearts go out to the John Patterson family during this time of loss. John Patterson was a pillar of this community. He served Leeds for many years and will be greatly missed!
Here is a social media message from Eric:

My dad’s visitation will be this Thursday from 12-2 at Cedar Grove Church. The funeral will be at 2:00 immediately following visitation. I really appreciate all the kind words people have said about my dad and all the offers of help and support. It makes me very happy that he had such a positive effect on so many people. You don’t know what it means to us to hear such heartfelt stories. He truly loved people and loved being around everyone.

My father passed away very peacefully. I’ve never known anyone who loved people and lived life so fully. He was a great father and husband. He was married for 62 years and worked side by side with my mother for over 50 years. He was sitting up and talking and smiling in photos within the last 30 days. He was happy almost to the end. He loved my mother so much and I know his greatest regret was having to leave her. He would not want people to grieve for him but to remember him and his experiences he had with them personally, socially and professionally. He would want people to remember who he was and how he treated them. He would want to be remembered for his smile and his character and how he treated my mother. He would want people to celebrate his life and not mourn his death. We will all miss him so much. He drove, worked and even flew a plane into his 90’s. He traveled to Iceland just 6 years ago. He still danced in a dance club up to last April. I know he held on for my mom so he would want everyone who loved and cared for him to please be there for her. I don’t know the arrangements yet, but I know he would love to say bye to everyone he could if he was able. Thanks for all the visits, flowers, cards, food and notes, they meant a lot to us.