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Keith David Patten
1950 - 2023
Keith David Patten
1950 - 2023
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BORN
1950
DIED
2023
Keith Patten Obituary
Patten, Keith David
age 72, passed away on February 15, 2023. Preceded in death by his parents, Keith and Annette Patten, and sister, Nancy. Survived by his wife of 46 years, Nancy Polster Patten; children, Martha Feeney-Patten (Alison) and Jamey (Kristen); grandchildren, Wendy, Audrey, and Connor; and sisters, Peggy Patten (Todd Kinney) and Patty Boblick (John). He grew up in Chicago and spent his adulthood in St. Louis, where he practiced law and was proprietor of Patten Books. Services private.
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Jeanne Jarvis
June 12, 2023
Few people know that Keith was quite a Childish cook honing his not inappreciable culinary skills by reproducing and adapting dishes from Julia Child's recipes. His venue, a private table for four set in a
wooded area, provided the atmosphere for spirited conversation; the stage for solving all the world's problems over a good bottle of fine wine; and of course an I-Pad as the final arbitrator of friendly disputes and memory gaps.
Can't let the opportunity pass to honor his bookbinding and book conservation efforts.....the decline the popularity of books and bookstores was not for lack of Keith's efforts with his bookstore and restoration work--and his lifelong appreciation of literature and the arts. And always, with an appropriate musical background for that tutored ear.
In appreciation for a long and productive friendship and with condolences to the family for their untimely loss,
Jeanne Jarvis
Lois Vander Waerdt
February 20, 2023
Nancy & family --
So sorry to learn of Keith's death. We have sent a memorial to the UC Library in his memory -- after all, he loved books! Lois Vander Waerdt & Craig Sandvig
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Cindy @Noels office
February 20, 2023
Dear Nancy. I was so sorry to hear of Keith´s passing. May you have many memories.
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