David E. Patterson, 55 departed this life Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, at a local hospital.

Memorial service: 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at Arts Fifth Avenue, 1628 Fifth Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76104.

Survivors: Wife, Karen Cooks Patterson; sons, David M. Patterson, Aaron D. Petite and Kevin D. Petite; brothers, William Patterson, Theodore E. Patterson and Stephen R. Patterson; sister, Michelene Pearson; and seven grandchildren