Thomas Camilla Patterson was born December 7, 1927 at Mitchell Dam in Clanton Alabama to Duncan and Louise Patterson. He was the 1st boy in a family of 6 and is survived by the youngest sister, Elizabeth Harty of Dothan, Alabama. Thomas was married for 13 years to his first wife and produced to sons. Then in 196 of which 18 months in the 2 he was married to Norma Lee Meadows Brownback. He is survived by the two sons, Thomas C Patterson Jr. of Soledad, California and William W. Patterson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is also survived by 4 grandchildren and 7 great grand children.
Thomas served 3 years in the Air Force of which 18 months was served in the Aleutian Islands, where he was in charge of equipment. When he and Norma were married in 1962 he started a pool Company, LaJolla Pools and served there until retirement in 2006.
They moved to Colorado in 2008 and his health forced him to enter the VA Rest Home of Aurora and was taken care of by wonderful people. He loved life and his wife remembered him as jovial and wonderful husband. He is now enjoying the beauties of heaven.