thank you for your wisdom and good will.

It was apleasure to me a collegue of Pat\\\'s. In my Western Carolina University graduate class - Advanced Theriies of Counseling (and of course we used his text)- he would guest lecture 3-4 times. He would start class with a \\\\\\\"chasing rabbits\\\\\\\" excerise that allowed students to ask him to facilate their undrstanding of the theorists. My stduents loved him.

A great man, a great gentleman!

To Pat's family,

Thanks to Venus Pinnix, Administrative Assistant in the UNCG Department of Counselor Education, I just learned of Pat's death. I was deeply saddened by the news and regret that I'm only now learning of our loss. My late husband, Nicholas, worked very closely with Pat, whom he respected most highly. It was through their association and friendship that I, too, came to know Pat and of his outstanding professional contributions. I know the UNCG Counselor Education faculty felt most fortunate to have him as one of their colleagues.

It's been a few years since I last saw Pat, but I have fond memories of our visits with the last one being at the restaurant in Asheville. Can't think of him without also seeing his profile in a tux by the restaurant door and the big smile that came to Pat's face as we talked about it. He seemed to really enjoy that particular retirement role.

He will be missed by many students, colleagues, and friends. I feel fortunate to be included among the latter.

With deep sympathy,

Nancy N. Vacc
Professor Emeritae
Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction
UNC Greensboro

I had the pleasure of knowing and working with "Pat" at UNCG for several years, and enjoyed that opportunity. He was a major contributor to the field of counseling, and will be missed.

I was just informed this morning of your father's passing. C.H. and I were very good friends. I assisted him during his tenure at UNC-Greensboro and continued to stay in touch with him. We shared emails, exchanged cards at Christmas, and kept one another up to date on the lastest diabetic discoveries/treatments! I always looked forward to hearing from your father and what he had been up to! He was a most remarkable man and his presence here on Earth will be sorely missed! Please know that you and your family are indeed in my prayers as your lives continue to adjust to his absence!

Fondly,

Venus

I am the grandson of Dr. C.H. Patterson. His youngest son Charles (Chuck) is my father. I was searching google to find some of his work and came up with tons of pages with his teachings in them. He was an amazing man. There were very few times he was not at the baseball field cheering me on, even in his last few months he was there in his wheel chair. After every game I would go give him a hug, thank him for coming, and see where we were going to dinner after I got changed. And every time he would say, "Great game! Your wonderful Honey!" no matter what the outcome of the game was. He was the BEST! Always will be. I Love You Grandpa!

Dr. Patterson,
Very dear and special person, passionate,wonderful teacher,a family man, my great adviser and superviser.
For sure,he will always be remembered by his students,colleagues,scholars ,psychologists and counselors.
My condolences to his family.

Cecil Holden Patterson was one of the greatest men the world has known, and I sincerely hope that he will always be remembered as the one that did his best to make the world a better place for one and all!

I have just learned of the passing of this extraordinary man, who was a mentor of mine when I was becoming a psychotherapist. His influence was profound, and continues today. As I have had opportunites to clinially supervise other therapists, his teachings and philosophy have been the cornerstone in our continuing development. Pat will be missed awfully, but his legacy remains robustly alive. I am most fortunate to have had him as my clinical supervisor and later, mentor, and I know that there are many among us who feel called upon to carry on in his huge footsteps. The world truly is a better place for having him dwell among us.

What a lovely inspirational person. He did a residential on my CCP programme in Ilkley some years back.
He made the theory so simple...
example:
Session planned on Transference and Counter-transference.
Session starts:
Pat " So you all want me to give you a session on Transference and Countertransference from a PC Perspective ? Here we go

They don't exist!!! "

End of session!


A great guy who was generous in his time and his sharing ...and that great sense of humour!"

I will remember you with Joy

Hi Dr. Penny,

This is a bit belated but I wanted to give you and your family my sincere condolences on the loss of you father. We lost my husband's step dad on May 6th so understand what you are going through. From reading the different stories of your father it sounds like he was a very special man and well loved by the community he lived in. Take care and good luck with the construction of the Maui Preserve. Give Koko a big hug and kiss from me. I look forward to seeing new photos of her whenever possible.

Rest In Peace

You seem to have been a good man.

One evening, perhaps 10 years ago, I was in downtown Asheville having dinner at the Uptown Cafe, my first visit to the restaurant.

We noticed a gentleman having dinner alone, and invited him to share our table, which he cheerfully did. After a time, still clueless as to who was dining with us, my companion made a comment about a photo of Koko with a kitten, hanging next to our table. She said "that's Ball," and he quietly corrected her, and said "no, that was Koko's next kitten."

"Are you sure?" she asked.

"Pretty sure..." he said, and he introduced himself. What had been an already fascinating dinner became that much more special, and I've cherished the memory of having dinner with such an amazing person ever since.

My own mother passed early last year, and I so know how it must feel to lose your father. But just as I took comfort in knowing that my mother influenced countless students during her teaching career, I hope you can take comfort in knowing that Dr. Patterson made a huge impact worldwide.

I know he did at our little corner booth in the mountains.

Dear Barry, Jennifer and all the Patterson family,
We loved Pat and his unique gift to Asheville in retirement. Anyone who had the opportunity to know him was touched by his gentle spirit and smile. I am sorry we were not able to attend the Jubilee celebration of his life - I know it was filled with special memories and joy. Our prayers are with his loving family. May God bless you and bring you comfort in your loss. Bonnie and Bob Scully

Although I never had the opportunity to meet Dr. Patterson, I have read many of his books and articles and always appreciated his way with words. He will be missed.

I give my regards to his family.

Joseph Patterson and family:

We are sharing in your sorrow more than words can say.

Please know how very much you are cared about and how deeply your loss is feld by all at Northrop Grumman

My heart goes out to the family and friends of this dear person whose life work and writings are there for all to note - and whose spirit will remain with us through his collected works, which I am eternally grateful for - as well as the generous nature he preserved in sharing this with all any any interested parties! A rare and wonderful teacher, scholar, counselor and friend. May he be blessed as he has blessed us!
Love and peace,
Elizabeth Sarfaty, M.Ed.

My condolences to all the Patterson family during this time of great loss. Shall we always be family, as love for family is what I feel is Pat's greatest legacy of all. His love was unconditional. A lesson we can all learn and pass on to future generations. He will be greatly missed. Please keep in touch everyone.
Love you all,
Robbin