Fred Patterson, who was a member of the College of Music Support Council as well as the Matthews Society, died Feb. 19 in Denton. He was the owner of the Denton-Record Chronicle until his retirement in 1999 and was frequently praised for his support of Denton’s arts. He co-founded the Redbud Festival, which is now known as the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, as well as the Denton Holiday Lighting Festival, and he helped in the establishment of the building for the Greater Denton Arts Council – which was later named the Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts in honor of Fred and Roy Appleton Jr., general manager of the Record-Chronicle. Fred and his late wife, Patsy, were avid supporters of UNT’s College of Music and established three scholarships: The Patsy C. and Fred W. Patterson College of Music Scholarship Enrichment Fund, The Patsy C. and Fred W. Patterson String and Voice Scholarship, and the Fred and Patsy Patterson Orchestra Endowed Scholarship. He was active in several initiatives for UNT, including spearheading fund-raising efforts and serving on search committees, and also was a member of the President's Council and the North Texas Athletics Trustees. He received a UNT presidential citation in 1985.
Fred Patterson, who was a member of the College of Music Support Council as well as the Matthews Society, died Feb. 19 in Denton. He was the owner of the Denton-Record Chronicle until his retirement in 1999 and was frequently praised for his support of Denton’s arts. He co-founded the Redbud Festival, which is now known as the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, as well as the Denton Holiday Lighting Festival, and he helped in the establishment of the building for the Greater Denton Arts Council – which was later named the Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts in honor of Fred and Roy Appleton Jr., general manager of the Record-Chronicle. Fred and his late wife, Patsy, were avid supporters of UNT’s College of Music and established three scholarships: The Patsy C. and Fred W. Patterson College of Music Scholarship Enrichment Fund, The Patsy C. and Fred W. Patterson String and Voice Scholarship, and the Fred and Patsy Patterson Orchestra Endowed Scholarship. He was active in several initiatives for UNT, including spearheading fund-raising efforts and serving on search committees, and also was a member of the President's Council and the North Texas Athletics Trustees. He received a UNT presidential citation in 1985.
