Naval flight officer. Lt. Cmdr. Patterson, 34, along with two other crew members, perished when the EA-6B Navy Prowler they were flying in crashed during a training exercise in eastern Washington state Monday, March 11, 2013. All three were based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. Lt. Cmdr. Patterson also served in a squadron stationed in Japan from 2003 to 2006, and later became an instructor.
He grew up in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and from the time Lt. Cmdr. Patterson was a young boy he wanted to attend the Naval Academy after seeing midshipmen in uniform. His father said, "He was ambitious and liked going to the Naval Academy. When he had a goal, he didn't want anything standing in his way."
Lt. Cmdr. Patterson was also a cellist, a Lacrosse player, a downhill ski racer, and a tri-athlete.
He leaves behind a wife and two daughters, ages 13 and 10 months, both parents, and five brothers and sisters.
His younger brother, Craig, attended Naval Academy two years later. Craig said he always followed in his older brother's footsteps, attending the Naval Academy two years later. They were stationed together in Iraq on the same aircraft carrier for a brief time.
A memorial service is being planned for a future date at the Tullahoma Regional Airport. The date and a complete obituary will be published later. LCDR Patterson will eventually be buried at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., according to a family spokesman.
Note: see memorials also for other crew members LTJG Valerie Cappelaere Delaney and LTJG William Brown McIlvaine III.
He grew up in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and from the time Lt. Cmdr. Patterson was a young boy he wanted to attend the Naval Academy after seeing midshipmen in uniform. His father said, "He was ambitious and liked going to the Naval Academy. When he had a goal, he didn't want anything standing in his way."
Lt. Cmdr. Patterson was also a cellist, a Lacrosse player, a downhill ski racer, and a tri-athlete.
He leaves behind a wife and two daughters, ages 13 and 10 months, both parents, and five brothers and sisters.
His younger brother, Craig, attended Naval Academy two years later. Craig said he always followed in his older brother's footsteps, attending the Naval Academy two years later. They were stationed together in Iraq on the same aircraft carrier for a brief time.
A memorial service is being planned for a future date at the Tullahoma Regional Airport. The date and a complete obituary will be published later. LCDR Patterson will eventually be buried at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., according to a family spokesman.
Note: see memorials also for other crew members LTJG Valerie Cappelaere Delaney and LTJG William Brown McIlvaine III.
Naval flight officer. Lt. Cmdr. Patterson, 34, along with two other crew members, perished when the EA-6B Navy Prowler they were flying in crashed during a training exercise in eastern Washington state Monday, March 11, 2013. All three were based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. Lt. Cmdr. Patterson also served in a squadron stationed in Japan from 2003 to 2006, and later became an instructor.
He grew up in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and from the time Lt. Cmdr. Patterson was a young boy he wanted to attend the Naval Academy after seeing midshipmen in uniform. His father said, "He was ambitious and liked going to the Naval Academy. When he had a goal, he didn't want anything standing in his way."
Lt. Cmdr. Patterson was also a cellist, a Lacrosse player, a downhill ski racer, and a tri-athlete.
He leaves behind a wife and two daughters, ages 13 and 10 months, both parents, and five brothers and sisters.
His younger brother, Craig, attended Naval Academy two years later. Craig said he always followed in his older brother's footsteps, attending the Naval Academy two years later. They were stationed together in Iraq on the same aircraft carrier for a brief time.
A memorial service is being planned for a future date at the Tullahoma Regional Airport. The date and a complete obituary will be published later. LCDR Patterson will eventually be buried at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., according to a family spokesman.
Note: see memorials also for other crew members LTJG Valerie Cappelaere Delaney and LTJG William Brown McIlvaine III.
He grew up in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and from the time Lt. Cmdr. Patterson was a young boy he wanted to attend the Naval Academy after seeing midshipmen in uniform. His father said, "He was ambitious and liked going to the Naval Academy. When he had a goal, he didn't want anything standing in his way."
Lt. Cmdr. Patterson was also a cellist, a Lacrosse player, a downhill ski racer, and a tri-athlete.
He leaves behind a wife and two daughters, ages 13 and 10 months, both parents, and five brothers and sisters.
His younger brother, Craig, attended Naval Academy two years later. Craig said he always followed in his older brother's footsteps, attending the Naval Academy two years later. They were stationed together in Iraq on the same aircraft carrier for a brief time.
A memorial service is being planned for a future date at the Tullahoma Regional Airport. The date and a complete obituary will be published later. LCDR Patterson will eventually be buried at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., according to a family spokesman.
Note: see memorials also for other crew members LTJG Valerie Cappelaere Delaney and LTJG William Brown McIlvaine III.
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