Vale Jim Patterson
Jim died on Tuesday this week; there is as yet no family notice. I hope that this tribute to the man I knew does not cause any offence.
To realise how important The Wine and Food Society was take a quick look at his LinkedIn page. Under the heading “education “ Jim lists President and cellar master WFS Ballarat. Indeed I think it was an education for Jim and a knowledge he wanted to share.
Jim was not always the easiest of guys to relate too. In latter years he was very deaf and had a “grumpy’ manner which is common to many members of the society, probably a symptom of spending too much time on their own. However, beneath the exterior was a good sense of humour and some passions. Jim was a graduate of Point Cook in 1954. He loved to fly. He and I swapped stories, I have a family connection, a son who says there are two types of pilot “ the old and the bold’, meaning the bold usually don’t become old. I suspect Jim was the exception to the rule.
Jim was a loyal father and obviously attractive to women, some said, “He loved well and too often”.
He will be remembered by the society for years; his legacy lives on in the Cellar. Jim had a philosophy “buy the best, not too much”. I think that’s not a bad memory.
Cheers Jim,
Bob House.
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