Charles Junior Patterson (1919 - 1980)

Born 8 Feb 1919 in Washington County, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Talbott (Farmer) Patterson — married 4 Jun 1941 in Duke Chapel, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 30 Nov 1980 at age 61 in Mercer County Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Lt. jg. Charles Patterson served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: dd mmm 1941
Unit(s): USS Blue Ridge
Service ended: service ended as 15 Mar 1946

Charles Patterson was born on February 08, 1919 in Washington County, Kentucky, United States. His parents were Alpha Patterson and Elizabeth Taylor. He married Mary Farmer on June 04, 1941 Together they had 3 children:

1. Melissa Patterson
2. Mary Patterson
3. Emily Patterson

He died on November 30, 1980 in Mercer County Kentucky, United States C. J. served as Lt. (jg) in the United States Navy in the Pacific during World War II. He was a communications officer aboard the USS Blue Ridge. He is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.

Document Transcriptions

THE NEWS, Mexico City, Monday, June 13, 1977:

Dr. Patterson Resigns American School Post

The following statement was released Sunday by the American School Foundation. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the American School Foundation has regretfully accepted the resignation for personal health reasons of Dr. Charles J. Patterson as general superintendent of the American School, a post that he has held for the past 21 years. It is, however, pleased to announce that Dr. Patterson will remain as a consultant for the next two years. DR. PATTERSON, a native of Kentucky, was educated in the Harrodsburg, Ky. public school system from 1925 to 1937 when he left to attend Duke University in Durham, N. C. Graduating with his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941. After serving in the U. S. Navy on duty in the South Pacific as a Lieutenant he returned to Kentucky to study law at the University of Kentucky. In 1947 he became the principal in the Harrodsburg school system for two years, and in 1949 was named the superintendent of the Mercer County school system also in Harrodsburg. During this period he commuted the short distance to Lexington to complete work on his master's degree at the University of Kentucky which he received in 1952. In 1956 Dr. Patterson left this position to come to the American School as general superintendent. While in Mexico he fulfilled the requirements for his doctorate in education with Michigan State University. He received his doctorate in 1960. FROM THE TIME that Dr. Patterson arrived at the American School until the present it has grown from a student body of 1,200 with 40 teachers to today's figure of 21,700 students and 187 teachers with 14 administrators. It has become known to those who are familiar with the overseas American Schools as the finest American School in the world. DURING HIS TENURE the following programs were introduced at the American School: In-service training for the teaching staff in co-operation with Michigan State University and the University of Alabama. Student teacher programs at the elementary and secondary level. Graduate interns. Audio-visual facilities. Fund raising. A professional library for teachers. All the above were innovations for overseas U. S. schools. MARY FARMER and Dr. Patterson were married in 1941 and have three daughters; Mary Blaise, Melissa and Emily Patterson. Mrs. Patterson has been well known in the community as an active member of the DAR, having held the post of past regent of the John Edwards Chapter as well as working on the DAR Service to Veteran Patients Committee and is presently state chairman of the DAR Good Citizens Committee. She has also been a valuable member of the Mexico City Garden Club and was president of that organization in 1975. DR. PAUL G. ORR, Dean of the College of Education of the University of Alabama and a noted figure in international education, upon learning of the resignation of Dr. Patterson, said the following: "DR. PATTERSON is know as an outstanding educational leader throughout the world. He was instrumental in the formation of associations of American Schools throughout the world based on the model he developed in Mexico in 1959. As a continuing consultant to the U. S. Department of State and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, he has contributed to the development of educational programs in more than fifty other overseas schools. Much of this work was based on innovative developments at the A. S. F. which other schools wished to duplicate. PROBABLY BEST KNOWN for his work in program development for overseas schools, Dr. Patterson has contributed to the organization and development of in-service programs for teachers and administrators in overseas schools. He was responsible for the original development of many practices now common in overseas schools, including in-service programs from U. S. universities, overseas student teacher programs, faculty development plans, community fund raising, afterschool programs for children and adults, and multinational, bilingual program development. DR. PATTERSON has served with distinction on innumerable national and international educational organizations and has authored several works now used by educators the world over. Dr. Patterson said upon submitting his letter of resignation: "I have given 21 years of my life to this institution. I am proud of what we have accomplished and hope to see it continue its progress in the future."

Sources

• Personal interviews with wife, Mary Farmer Patterson and daughters, Dr. Mary Patterson Blaise and Dr. Melissa Patterson Sheppard.

• Findagrave memorial [1]

• THE NEWS, Mexico City, Monday, June 13, 1977

• 1920 Federal Census of Mercer County, Kentucky [2]

• 1930 Federal Census of Mercer County, Kentucky [3]

• 1940 Federal Census of Mercer County, Kentucky [4]

• North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 Durham Marriage Licenses - White (1898 - 1983) [5]

• Kentucky, Death Index, 1911-2000 [6]