Background
Patterson, Dale Richard was born on October 4, 1928 in Trinidad, Colorado, United States. Son of Dale O. and Evaline Ann (Tureck) Patterson.
Patterson, Dale Richard was born on October 4, 1928 in Trinidad, Colorado, United States. Son of Dale O. and Evaline Ann (Tureck) Patterson.
Bachelor, University Northern Colorado, 1951. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1959.
Teacher English, Carl Sandburg High School, Orland Park, Illinois, 1954-1956; teacher English, Evanston (Illinois) Township High School, 1956-1963; teacher, English department chairman, Jefferson County Public Schools, Colorado, 1963-1986; musician variety of big bands, small groups and symphony orchestras, Chicago, New York, Denver, New Mexico, Arizona, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Kansas, since 1942.
Corporal United States Army, 1952-1954. Member Denver Musicians Association.
Married Elisabeth Ann Milton, November 24, 1954. Children: Mark Allan, Craig Stuart.