Shirley Gordon PATTERSON

PATTERSON, Mr. Shirley Gordon - of Wallaceburg, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance “Sydenham Campus“, in Wallaceburg at the age of 86. Shirley was in Wallaceburg and was a son of the late Gordon P.“Pat“ and Mary Josephine (Kieran) Patterson. He was a former owner of the family Chrysler Dealership in Wallaceburg “Patterson Motors“. Shirley was a member of the St. James Anglican Church, in Wallaceburg. He was a charter member of the Wallaceburg Optimist Club and Wallaceburg Power Squadron. A member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 18 in Wallaceburg, the Pnyx Lodge, Mocha Temple and the Royal Canadian Naval Association. Shirley dedicated his life to his country during WWll and served as a lieutenant in the R.C.N.V.R. seeing action in the North Atlantic and the English Channel. Shirley also served on the Wallaceburg Public School Board, the Wallaceburg Planning Committee, the Sydenham Valley Conservation Authority and Chrysler Canada Ltd. Dealer Council. In 1983 Shirley was given the award of Wallaceburg Citizen of the Year. In 1996 he was inducted into the Wallaceburg Sports Hall of Fame. Beloved husband of Peggy (Smith) Patterson. Dear father and father-in-law of David and Bonnie Patterson of Wallaceburg and Jane and Paul Gilles of Mississauga. Loving grandfather of Melissa, Brad, Laura, Daniel and Mark. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at the ERIC F. NICHOLLS FUNERAL HOME, 639 Elgin St., Wallaceburg, on Saturday, March 22 2008 at 1:30 p.m. One hour of Visitation will take place prior to the memorial service at the funeral home. Interment in Ashes Riverview Cemetery Wallaceburg. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Sydenham District Hospital may be left at the funeral home. As a living memorial, a tree will be planted in the Nicholls Memorial Forest. In memory of Shirley Patterson. 11022961