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Hugh Alexander "Pat" Patterson
Hugh Alexander "Pat" Patterson, a professor at UC San Francisco and the Joint Medical Program at UC Berkeley, and a former UC Davis professor, died unexpectedly Oct. 22, 2003, in Davis. He was 61.
He was born Oct. 11, 1942, in St. Charles, Ill., and raised in Slayton, Minn. He earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from Suffolk University in Boston in 1968. He went on to receive his master's degree in psychology from Northeastern University in Boston, in 1970, and his doctorate in anatomy from Boston University, in 1976.
He taught gross anatomy and embryology to medical students at UCSF and the Joint Medical Program at Cal from 1977 to 1982, then at UCD from 1982 to 1990. He returned to UCSF in 1990. His family said he was beloved by past and current students, who showered him with affection and numerous teaching awards, and respected by his colleagues for pioneering work in anatomy education.
He received four Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation awards for excellence in teaching and the Kaiser Career Achievement Award. Most recently, he earned the Joint Medical Program Award for Humanistic Teaching.
During his tenure at UCD, he received five Outstanding Basic Science Instructor Awards and the Educational Opportunity Program 25th Anniversary Service Award. He was also honored for developing innovative educational software.
As a charter member of the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators -- the first entity of its kind in the country dedicated to enhancing medical school education -- he was influential in encouraging interdisciplinary approaches to undergraduate medical education, providing funding for innovative educational programs, supporting gifted teachers, sponsoring faculty development and mentoring teachers.
Devoted to public education, he was an instructor at UCSF's Mini-Medical School and for many years led tours on the UCSF anatomy lab for high school students.
He also enjoyed a multi-faceted research career. Among other things, he investigated the anatomy and physiological responses of the auditory central nervous system, circulatory anatomy related to pelvic fractures and the biomechanics of the knee joint and the mechanisms of knee injury.
He and his colleagues also developed computer-controlled robotics enabling the gathering of accurate experimental data about the behavior of the knee under normal and injury-producing loads. This work gave them a better understanding of normal knee function, the mechanism of knee injury and design considerations for knee prosthesis.
His hobbies included playing tennis, skiing, Rollerblading, hiking and enjoying his love of nature. He was also a private pilot.
His is survived by his wife, Dr. Betty Patterson of Davis; children Ross Alexander Patterson of Santa Cruz, Karen Patterson of Berkeley and Paul Patterson of Davis; mother, Jewell Patterson of Luverne, Minn.; sisters, Patricia Hay and her husband George of Tracy, Minn., Linda Beierschmitt and her husband Paul of Minneapolis and Elizabeth Lockwood of Seattle; and brother Donald Patterson of St. Cloud, Minn.
He is also survived by nieces and nephews Anothony Honnellio, Zena Honnellio Klaassen, John and James Hay, Karalee Beierschmitt, Matthew, Chester and Nicholas Lockwood, Toby and Eric Sokol, Dan, Tim and Ben Marland, and Debbie Lee, as well as five grandnieces and grandnephews.
A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at UCD's Putah Creek Lodge at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Donations may be made to the Hugh "Pat" Patterson Medical Student Education Fund, account number 423343, at the Golden 1 Credit Union.
PAULO
Jane Elizabeth Paulo
Jane Elizabeth Paulo passed away on March 5, 2001 in Sacramento. She was born Oct. 12, 1923 in Oakland to Clarence and Blanche Mally.
Paulo graduated from Livermore High School and marriage Clifford Paulo on Dec. 27, 1940. They were marriage 55 years until his death in 1995, which left Paulo with a void that was never to be filled.
A lifelong resident of California, Paulo resided in Davis and Sacramento for the past 20 years. She combined raising a family and managing The Children's Toggery in San Leandro for many years.
Through her astute buying and selling skills, the Toggery along with its companion store, Children's Bootery, were in the forefront of the children's retail apparel business of the Bay Area for many years.
She is survived by her children Greg Paulo and wife Lonna of Gold River; David Paulo and wife Barbara of San Mateo; and Robyn Sieg and husband John of Bowling Green, Va.
She is also survived by grandchildren Lynsey Slojkowski of St. Paul, Minn.; Matt, Greg, Paul, Doug, Jerry and Marni Paulo; Danielle Kelly; and Brett Sieg.
Paulo is also survived by step-grandchildren Todd, Scott and Chad Crawford; four great-grandchildren and six step great-grandchildren.
Friends are invited to attend a memorial service at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 19, at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St., Davis.
Donations in memory of Jane may be sent to the Arthritis Foundation, 3040 Explorer Drive, Suite 1, Sacramento, Calif., 95827.
PAULSON
Clifford Peter Paulson
Clifford Peter Paulson died in Woodland on Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, at age 90.
Born Feb. 2, 1912, in Taylor, N.D., Mr. Paulson moved to California in 1937 and worked in Los Angeles until 1950 when he moved to Fillmore and started Paulson's Auto Service. He retired in Woodland in 1981. He is a member of the United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his daughter, Christine Milligan and husband David; grandson, Daniel Milligan and wife Kristine; granddaughter, Erin Milligan; great-grandson, Peyton Milligan; and sister, Dorothy Curley Domanski. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Nina Milligan in 2001.
Services: Graveside service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Monument Hill Memorial Park, Woodland. Arrangements are under the direction of McNary's Chapel of Woodland.
PAVLICH
Walter D. Pavlich
Walter David Pavlich, an award-winning poet who also worked as a teacher, firefighter and antiques dealer, died suddenly July 9, 2002, of natural causes at his Davis home. Born on Aug. 8, 1956, he was 46.
A native of Portland, Pavlich wrote six books of poetry, including "Ongoing Portraits, " a Pushcart Writer's Choice Selection and "Running Near the End of the World, " which won the Joseph Henry Jackson Award of the San Francisco Foundation and the Edwin Ford Piper Award of the University of Iowa Press.
His most recent book, "The Spirit of Blue Ink, " was published last year by Swan Scythe Press. The press was established by Pavlich's wife, UC Davis English Professor Sandra McPherson, for the express purpose of publishing the works of both established and relatively unknown poets.
Pavlich, who designed book covers and took photographs for Swan Scythe, was especially proud of the publishing venture and the new talent it supported.
Pavlich graduated from the University of Oregon in Eugene and earned a master of fine arts degree from the University of Montana where he studied with Richard Hugo. As a child, Pavlich played trumpet and was a longtime fan of gospel music and blues.
He worked for the National Forest Service as a firefighter during his years in Montana and taught in the "Poets in the Schools" program in Montana, California and Oregon and in three prisons including Folsom. He moved to Davis in 1985 and was a Distinguished Visiting Writer at the University of Hawaii in 1997.
At the time of his death, Pavlich was working as an antiques dealer, running his own online antiques and fine arts business at springtrees.com. He once said that he collected things that have stories attached to them, pieces of history and pieces of another person's life and times. The fact that he ran an antique business on the Internet didn't hamper his writing at all -- one enhanced the other, he said.
"They are two different activities completely that happen to co-mingle quite well, " he said. "Sandy and I travel quite frequently to flea markets to engage in this ancient activity where people gather to buy and sell and barter in a big open space. ... You can get almost anything."
His life in Davis was enriched, and he enriched the lives of many others, through his participation in a spiritual fellowship. He was known for his gentle nature, dry wit, vintage T-shirt collection and tender heart.
"If I had to choose, I'd choose to be a better person than a better writer, " he once told an interviewer. His friends knew him both as a good person and a gifted writer.
"Walter was, I think, exactly who we want our poets to be, " said Luke Breit, president of the Sacramento Poetry Center. "Honest and fearless with language but as accessible as air, he was the real thing, a truth-teller who did what all good people aspire to: He's left the world richer by his presence."
Pavlich is survived by his wife and soulmate, Sandra McPherson, and her daughter Phoebe Carlile; his sister, Melinda Pavlich-Latimer of Portland; his brother, Paul Pavlich of Ashland; and his parents, George and Eleanor Pavlich of Portland.
Additional survivors include nephews Jackson, Adam and Matthew; and nieces Rachel, Sarah and Zoe; and his beloved cat Doctor Jesus. He was preceded in death by his aunt, Ruby Johnson.
A memorial service celebrating Pavlich's life will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Walter Pavlich Poetry Prize: Swan Scythe Press, c/o Department of English, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616.
PAYNE
Robert A. "Bob" Payne
Robert A. "Bob" Payne, a 1963 Davis High School graduate, died Feb. 20, 2004, of pancreatic cancer in his McMinnville, Ore., home. He was 58.
He was born Dec. 19, 1945, in Sacramento, to Leonard and Thelma Bailey Payne. He grew up in Woodland and Davis, graduating from UC Davis in 1970. He graduated from the law school at the University of Georgia in 1975.
In 1971-72, he served as a Vista volunteer in northern Georgia, where he later worked as a legal aid attorney.
In 1976 he moved to Coos Bay, Ore., to practice as a legal aid attorney. He moved to McMinnville two years later. He served as director of Yamhill County Legal Aid until 1983.
From 1983 to 1985, he lived in Germany, where he taught business law for the U.S. military.
He then returned to McMinnville, opening a private practice. He was a member of that city's planning commission for four years, then served 12 on the City Council before declining health forced his resignation last October.
He also served on the McMinnville Cable Commission, Yamhill County Community Action Organization board, Oregon Legal Aid board and local Habitat for Humanity board. He was a founding member of the Henderson House family crisis shelter, and was active in the North Willamette Valley Investment Club.
He served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve from 1966-75. He worked with the Cheyenne River Sioux on the Eagle-Butte Indian Reservation in South Dakota. And he taught business law at Linfield College in McMinnville.
His hobbies included reading, playing golf, traveling, camping, playing computer games and politics. He was an avid sports fan, supporting McMinnville - area soccer teams and serving as a "water boy" for the Linfield football team.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Payne of McMinnville, daughter, Katy Payne of Seattle, sons, Jim Payne of Anacortes, Wash., and Bailey Payne of Corvallis, Ore., mother, Thelma Cooper of Woodland, sisters, Katie Cooper of Dayton, Ore., Lynn Wilen of Shingletown and Elizabeth Sherin of Pollock Dunes, and one grandchild.
A memorial service was held Feb. 26 at McMinnville First Baptist Church. A private burial was planned.
Memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity, care of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, 135 N.E. Evans St., McMinnville, OR 97128.
PAZ
Lillian Paz
Lillian Paz died in Vacaville on Sept. 10, 2002, after a long illness. Born in Texas on April 26, 1943, she was 59 years old.
She lived in Winters and moved to the area more than 16 years ago.
For more than 40 years, she was a seamstress.
As a loving mother, grandmother and sister, her family was her greatest source of pride and happiness. In addition to time spent with her family, she enjoyed gardening.
She is survived by two sons, Paul Paz of Napa and Benjamin Paz of Winters; two daughters, Rosemary Paz of Napa and Theresa Paz of Vacaville; four grandchildren, Arthur P. Paz of Vallejo, David Bachman Jr. of Vacaville, Alfonso Bachman of Vacaville and Preston Bachman of Vacaville; three brothers; and three sisters.
Visitation is today from 3 to 9 p.m. at Vaca Hills Chapel. A rosary will also be held there at 7 p.m. today.
Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Father Maio will officiate. Burial will be at Winters Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Breast Cancer Society.
PAZ
Pablo Leija Paz
Pablo Leija Paz passed away on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000 in Winters. Born in San Juan, Texas on June 30, 1939, he was 61. Mr. Paz lived in Napa before moving to Winters 15 years ago. He worked in the custodian department at Davis High School for four years. His hobby was gardening.
Mr. Paz is survived by his wife of 40 years, Lillian R. Paz, of Winters; son Paul R. Paz Jr. of Winters; daughters, Rosemary R. Paz of Napa and Theresa R. Paz of Winters; son, Benjamin R. Paz of Vallejo; grandsons, Arthur Paul Paz of Vallejo, and David L. Alfonso Jr. and Preston M. Bachman, all of Winters.
Friends were invited to attend a visitation from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20, with Vigil service at 6 p.m. at Smith's Colonial Chapel, 14 Main Street, in Winters. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, Dec. 21, 11 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Third and Main streets, in Winters. Interment will follow at the Winters Cemetery.
