Career
Patterson was the only man to skip two North Bay rinks to the Brier - 1994 and "99. Patterson was injured in a vehicle accident on January 23, 2004 while riding with Greg Cantin, John McClelland and Gerry Cantin, while on their way to attend the Northern Ontario Curling Association"s challenge round. While the other passengers survived, Patterson died in Sudbury, Ontario at Saint Joseph"s Health Care Centre at 10:30 Department of Administration and Management Eastern Standard Time.