Last Rites
Services for Patrick were held on November 30 in the gymnasium of Northwood High School in the community of Lena, north of Boyce. Northwood replaced the former A. Wettermark High School in 1996. More than a thousand mourners attended, including Rapides Parish District Attorney James "Jam" Downs, himself a former town attorney for Boyce. Six ministers, led by the Reverend Joe S. Green, participated, and expressions of condolence were delivered by representatives of Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco's office, the National Conference of Black Mayors and its Louisiana chapter, and the Louisiana Municipal Association.
Patrick was preceded in death by his father, Julius Patrick, Sr., and his mother, the former Ella Belle Wardsworth, and two sisters.
Survivors included his wife, the former Beatrice Jackson (born 1941); one son, Ronald Kevin Patrick (born 1961) and wife Ann Patrick of Garland, Texas; three daughters, Karen Patrick Jones and husband Ed Jones of Shreveport, DiAnthia L. Patrick of Fairfax, Virginia; and Riqui J. Patrick of Silver Spring, Maryland; one brother, Major Williams of Natchitoches, the seat of Natchitoches Parish, and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers included members of Patrick's fraternity, Omega Psi Phi.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Pineville across the Red River from Alexandria. Arrangements were handled by Winnfield Funeral Home of Alexandria.
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