1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 537 1-3 In Memory 1-4 of 1-5 Jack Patterson 1-6 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens 1-7 of Waco and the entire State of Texas in mourning the loss of one 1-8 of the state's greatest coaches, Jack Patterson, former Athletic 1-9 Director at Baylor University, who died on December 17, 1996, at 1-10 the age of 82; and 1-11 WHEREAS, An excellent athlete, Jack Patterson was a 1939 1-12 graduate of Rice University; he coached the University of Houston 1-13 track team from 1944 to 1956 before he became the track coach at 1-14 Baylor University; and 1-15 WHEREAS, When Coach Patterson first went to Baylor in 1956, 1-16 it had never won a Southwest Conference track championship; there 1-17 was even speculation that Baylor would not remain in the Southwest 1-18 Conference; Coach Patterson proved the rumors wrong; and 1-19 WHEREAS, In 1960, Baylor won the first of three Southwest 1-20 Conference track titles; soon after this feat, he was named 1-21 Southwest Conference Coach of the Year, the first nonfootball 1-22 coach to receive this honor; and 1-23 WHEREAS, In 1963, the coach left Baylor to become track 2-1 coach for Darrell Royal at The University of Texas at Austin, 2-2 where he won three more Southwest Conference titles; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Returning to Baylor in 1971, he was Athletic 2-4 Director for nine years, and he hired Coach Grant Teaff as head 2-5 football coach after an extensive search; in three years, Baylor 2-6 won its first Southwest Conference football title in 50 years; 2-7 and 2-8 WHEREAS, Jack Patterson had a superlative career as a coach 2-9 and athletic director, but what the statistics do not reveal is 2-10 that he was a wonderful man; the men who worked for him were full 2-11 of admiration for his human qualities and repeatedly referred to 2-12 him as a kind and thoughtful man; and 2-13 WHEREAS, The legacy that Jack Patterson leaves to 2-14 Baylor University is its inclusion as the first private school in 2-15 the Big 12; Coach Patterson's success as a coach and as an Athletic 2-16 Director helped to assure Baylor's acceptance; now, therefore, be it 2-17 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-18 75th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the members 2-19 of his family: his wife, Lois Whiteley Patterson; his children, 2-20 Dr. Jack C. Patterson and Mrs. David Sibley; and his six 2-21 grandchildren; and, be it further 2-22 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-23 members of his family as an expression of the deepest sympathy from 2-24 the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do 2-25 so in memory of Jack Patterson. 3-1 Armbrister 3-2 ______________________________________ 3-3 President of the Senate 3-4 I hereby certify that the above 3-5 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-6 on April 22, 1997, by a rising vote. 3-7 ______________________________________ 3-8 Secretary of the Senate 3-9 ______________________________________ 3-10 Member, Texas Senate