History: H. Wade Patterson

[Mike Grissom <mikeg@SLAC.Stanford.EDU>]

Radsafers,

Many of you who were associated with Wade Patterson
already know that he passed away on October 7, 1997.
His long-time associate, Ralph Thomas, will be
publishing a professional obituary soon.

The following is extracted from the family obituary,
provided by Don Patterson, one of his sons (published
in the Lakeview, Oregon paper).

Wade was the long-time editor of the HP Journal, and
was one of the early leaders in the Accelerator HP
community.  He was also a very active member of the
Northern California Chapter of the HPS and was
instrumental in the founding of the Burton Moyer
Scholarship program (originally a chapter function, but
now a national HPS recognized program).

Our sympathies are extended to his family on behalf
of the radiation protection staff at SLAC.  I don't
believe any of us who visited with Wade at the annual
meeting of the HPS in San Antonio, Texas last July
realized it would be the last time we would see him.

S.,

MikeG.

----------HenryWadePatterson

               HENRY WADE PATTERSON

H. Wade Patterson passed away on October 7, 1997.
He was born on July 28, 1924 in Bishop, California.
Wade's father, Albert Earl Patterson was a Civil
Engineer and his mother Minna emigrated from New
Zealand.  During his childhood, Wade lived in several
Western communities.  While in Lakeview, OR the Post
Office was built under his father's supervision.  Wade
graduated from high school in Yakima, WA in 1942.
During WWII, Wade served as a bombardier on board the
B-17 flying missions from Northern Italy into the
European Theater.

After the war, Wade earned his bachelor degree from the
University of California at Berkeley while working as
a student employee of the Radiation Laboratory under
the direction of professor C. E. Lawrence.  Wade
worked for the University of California Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratory Health Physics Group and the Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) for his entire
career.  Wade was an early pioneer in the field of
Health Physics Radiation Protection and a founding
member of the Health Physics Society.  Wade served as
chief of the Hazards Control Department at LLNL from
1976-1981.  Wade also served as Editor-in-Chief of
HEALTH PHYSICS from 1977-1982, and was a contributing
and principle author of numerous publications in the
field of Health Physics and Radiation Protection.

Wade is survived by five children...

Wade enjoyed the outdoors all of his life, and was an
avid hunter and fisherman.  Wade returned to Lakeview,
OR in 1995.

In lieu of flowers, Wade would prefer donations to the
American Cancer Society.  A memorial service will be
held at the Presbyterian Church in Lakeview at 2:00 pm
on Friday, October 17, 1997; with a private burial
immediately following...