Patterson, Dave
From Spearfish Lake Tales Wiki
Dave Patterson was one of Bradford High School Class of 1988.
He was not happy with the small-town gossip in Bradford, and by 2001 he lived in New York City.
David declined the invitation to the 10-year reunion because one of his kids was sick. Emily Holst noted in 1998, "He doesn't make it back here much; he's too much of a New Yorker now. I think the last time I saw him was when he stopped in for gas a year or two ago." HS3
He married Julie Albright, and had two sons with her, Tyler and Cameron. His wife died in the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center, while she was on the cell phone with Dave. Devastated by her death, he barely kept himself together, mostly for the sake of his sons.PUTP1
By the time he graduated high school, he was six-foot-two, the tallest boy but way shorter than the tallest person in his class, Shae Kirkendahl who was six foot eightPUTP1!
Dave is the main character of Picking Up the Pieces.
