Pat Yates Spillman

Pat Yates Spillman, who died on January 11, 2016, was born in Cedar Hill, Texas, on November 20, 1924, the son of Albert Sidney Spillman and Lola Mohe Yates Spillman. He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Eugenia Rawlins and brothers Leo, Michael and James Spillman. Pat grew up in Lancaster, Texas, and after completing public schools there attended Baylor University briefly. He joined the U.S. Army Air Force and served combat duty as a Lead Bombardier in the 92nd Bomb Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force based in England. Following World War II, he returned to college to study architecture and graduated from Texas A&M in 1949 and Harvard University in 1951. He continued his studies in architecture at Yale University in 1952 and as a Fulbright Scholar in Italy in 1953. In 1948, he married Mary Louise Smith of Lancaster. He is survived by his wife; daughter Ann Spillman and her husband Jeff Margolies; daughter Jane Spillman Wansley and her husband Terry Wansley; son Pat Spillman Jr and his wife Toni Hennike; and grandchildren Caroline Margolies and Hannaka Spillman. In 1959, he established his architecture practice in Dallas and, in 1962 with his partner J. Herschel Fisher, founded Dallas-based F&S Partners Architects, of which he was chief executive officer until retiring in 1993. Working in close collaboration with his many capable associates, he was principal architect of Dallas' J. Erik Jonsson Library, the Salvation Army Social Services Center, major buildings on the campuses of Parkland Memorial Hospital, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Dallas, UT Austin, Texas A&M, and Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth. He was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a member of the AIA National Board of Directors and vice president of the Texas Society of Architects. His service to the architectural profession was recognized with the Llewellyn W. Pitts Award of the Texas Society of Architects in 1994. Active in the community, Pat served on the boards of Camp Grady Spruce YMCA, Callier Center for Communication Disorders, Lamplighter School, Dallas Child Guidance Clinic, Goals for Dallas, Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas Arboretum, Legacy Center for Public Policy and Friends of the SMU Libraries. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 15, at Highland Park United Methodist Church at 10:00 am. Donations may be made to Highland Park United Methodist Church, Dallas Arboretum, Dallas Heritage Village, or the charity of your choice.