Bruce E. Patterson

Bruce E. Patterson, of Saint Louis, MO, was born on March 8, 1949 to the parents of Granville and Ella Patterson. He was the third of five children.

Mother, Ella Patterson; Stepmother, Loyce Patterson; brothers Steve and Dennis; and brother-in-law, Greg preceded him in death.

Bruce was united in holy matrimony to his high school sweetheart, Jean Patterson in 1970. To this union three children were born: Mandy, Bret, and Jake.

Bruce married Kim Lark on August 22^nd, 2007

Bruce was educated in Jennings school district where he was names state wrestling champion. He started off his professional career working for McCabe Power. He then started working at Southwestern Bell which later transitioned to AT&T, where he retired.

Anyone that knew Bruce knew that he loved dirt biking, motocross, darts, watching Westerns and his all-time favorite NASCAR. Bruce was known for making big breakfasts for his family. He was also an avid collector of many things. He was always going out of his way to search for gifts for loved ones, never showed up empty handed.

Bruce departed this life on April 15^th, 2021.

He leaved to cherish his memories his wife, Kim; his father, Granville; brothers, Danny (Rita) and Brian (Sharon); sister, Pam; sisters-in-law, Patricia and Liz. His children, Mandy (Rick), Christina (Victor), Bret, Jacob (Kacey), and Edna (Marcus); grandchildren, Alyssa, Taylor, Ava, Michael, Faith, Vicktor, Austin, Gabriel, Paige, Kyleigh, Zoë, and Laila. Bruce was also an uncle, great uncle, father figure to many and a friend to all. Bruce will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

The family of Bruce Edward Patterson would like to express our sincere appreciation for the prayers, calls, visits, tokens of love and other expressions of sympathy shown during our time of bereavement. May blessings continue to be with you.

Memorials may be made in Bruce 's name to American Heart Association or wreSTL.