William Henry Patterson

William Henry Patterson

March 30,1928 – July 19, 2024

Bill Patterson passed away peacefully from heart failure on July 19, 2024, in Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego, CA.  He is survived by his loving wife of 74 years, Patricia (Pat), daughter Miriam Reimers of San Diego and grandsons Reed Reimers of Huntington Beach, CA and Ryan (and wife Riley) Reimers of San Francisco, CA.  He was pre-deceased by his daughter Mary Patricia (Tricia) Patterson of Atlanta, GA and son-in-law Brad Reimers of San Diego.

He was born in Covington, Georgia to William Oscar and Alma Johnson Patterson. He graduated from the University of Georgia (Pi Kappa Phi) with a degree in finance and then the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University. Upon graduation from college, he married Patricia Reed of St. Petersburg, Florida in 1950 and they moved to Atlanta. He served in the Army for two years and was stationed in Japan. Bill spent his entire career in banking with Trust Company of Georgia (now Truist) and was Vice President and branch manager of the Buckhead branch. He was known to be fair and generous and helpful to his employees and customers.

Love of God, his church and family gave Bill joy and meaning to his life. It was a life marked by service and his faith. He loved to read but his favorite book was the Bible which he read every night before bed. He participated in church and civic activities and always took a leadership role. In Atlanta, the family was active in Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church where Bill was a life deacon. He served as president of both Buckhead Kiwanis and the Buckhead Business Association. In 1997, he and Pat moved to Rancho Bernardo in San Diego to be near Miriam and her family. He and Pat became members of Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church where he served on the Board of Elders. They moved into Casa de las Campanas retirement community in 2011 where he and Pat made many friends and became active there.

Bill will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved him.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 16, 2024, in the Chapel at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church at 11:00 a.m. with a reception afterwards. A private interment in the church’s Memorial Garden will follow.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church (17010 Pomerado Rd, San Diego, CA 92128 or www.rbcpc.org ) or Salvation Army (www.sandiego.salvationarmy.org ).

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of William Henry Patterson, please visit our floral store.