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wrote on September 27, 2021
I first met Pat when I was a plebe and he was a Senior at The Citadel in 1966. Pat roomed three doors down from my 4th Battalion R Company alcove. Pat was a Senior private and military discipline was not high on his list. His room was often a safe haven for knobs who were trying to hide out from the hazing of upperclass men.
Pat was our starting point guard on our Bulldog basketball team and was an an outstanding player. I remember when we played VMI he scored over 29 points and we won in quadruple overtime setting a Southern Conference record. His father was upset with him because he did not score more points.
I have enjoyed reading all of Pat’s novels from cover to cover. A few years prior to Pat’s passing I had the privilege of attending one of his book signings in Raleigh. It was great catching up with him sharing a few war stories at The Citadel. Today my wife and I visited Pat’s grave just past the old Brick Church on St Helena Island. Pat is buried in a predominantly African American cemetery very fitting for a man who once taught English on Daufuski Island and cared about all mankind. Pat’s legacy will live on for generations to come. It was a real honor to have known this great Southern novelist!
Pat was our starting point guard on our Bulldog basketball team and was an an outstanding player. I remember when we played VMI he scored over 29 points and we won in quadruple overtime setting a Southern Conference record. His father was upset with him because he did not score more points.
I have enjoyed reading all of Pat’s novels from cover to cover. A few years prior to Pat’s passing I had the privilege of attending one of his book signings in Raleigh. It was great catching up with him sharing a few war stories at The Citadel. Today my wife and I visited Pat’s grave just past the old Brick Church on St Helena Island. Pat is buried in a predominantly African American cemetery very fitting for a man who once taught English on Daufuski Island and cared about all mankind. Pat’s legacy will live on for generations to come. It was a real honor to have known this great Southern novelist!
Agency Reply:
You remember well Pat's way, character, talents and unrelentingly siding with the "underdog"... The VMI game was always on Pat's mind and he wrote about it often; even privately to one of his grandsons who plays the game...
I spin over the cemetery often myself and it was a day chance that I did not run into you... Wonderful that you enjoy his novels; we can't help calling them "masterpieces"
I spin over the cemetery often myself and it was a day chance that I did not run into you... Wonderful that you enjoy his novels; we can't help calling them "masterpieces"