[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 40 (Monday, March 7, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF FRED WILLIAM PATTERSON

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 7, 2022

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Fred 
Patterson. To those close to Fred, he was known as a man with two 
careers. While his career as an advertising salesman and publisher paid 
the bills, he was passionate about impacting his community. It is 
through his hard work and leadership that Denton transformed into a 
cosmopolitan competitor with Dallas and Fort Worth.
  On December 25, 1929, Fred was born in Decatur, Texas not too far 
from our beloved community of Denton. After graduating from the 
University of Texas in 1952, he eventually moved to Denton, where he 
joined the sales service department at Moore Business Forms. In 1958, 
he began work advertising for the Denton Record-Chronicle and that same 
year he married the love of his life, Patsy. By 1986, Fred and Patsy 
were the co-owners of the Record Chronicle.
  Throughout the 1990s, the Pattersons oversaw the renovation for the 
Patterson-Appleton Arts Center. Personally, I am grateful for this 
facility because it provided the space I needed in August of 2009, to 
hold my largest townhall to-date.
  Fred very much appreciated the arts and history. So much so that he 
raised over $500,000 to move and restore the Bayless-Selby house Museum 
to the Denton County Historical Park he was also instrumental in 
founding. Beyond his love for the arts and history, Fred loved his 
community. He served as chair of the committee that established 
Denton's television Channel 2 and was vice president of the Friends of 
WRR radio station.
  Denton was more than where he and Patsy lived and raised their two 
sons Bill and Riley. It was his home, and service to his community was 
truly his second career.

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