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Portrait of Noel I Patterson Sr.
In Loving Memory of

Noel I Patterson Sr.

April 4, 1942 – July 20, 2021
Lived 79 years
Woodlawn Cemetery · Newburgh, New York
Life story

Noel Isiah Patterson of Newburgh, NY born in Westmoreland, Jamaica on April 4, 1942 to Francis (Wedderburn) Patterson and Ernest Patterson. He went home to be with the Lord on July 20, 2021. Noel grew up in Jamaica with siblings. He was an avid traveler and loved traveling to Bermuda and the USA. He was extremely hard working. He was employed at the America Independent Paper Company in Terrytown, NY for 32 years where he retired from in 2014. Noel was a man of God and often enjoyed being in Sunday services. He loved being around family and friends. He was often seen thoroughly enjoying the music and dancing. He was always the life of the party. Noel was a man loved by many and will truly be missed by all. Noel leaves behind to cherish his memories sons: Marvin Patterson (Tashea), Noel Patterson Jr, and Leon Patterson, daughters; Oretha Beckford and Staceyann Lewis (Carlton);His grandchildren Semaj Branch, Thomas Cotten II, Fatima Gayle, Tyreek Cotten, Josiah Patterson, Chace Patterson, and Carter Patterson. He is survived by his siblings: Ioni Porter, Alphonso

Patterson(twin), Elaine Patterson, Pedro Patterson, Benita Patterson-Williams, and Cynthia Patterson. And host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his mother and father, brother Juan Patterson and daughter Teneka Patterson.

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1942
Born April 4
1948
Noel was 6 when Truman ordered the armed forces desegregated
1955
Noel was 13 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1963
Noel was 21 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1976
Noel was 34 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Noel was 39 when MTV began broadcasting
1995
Noel was 53 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Noel was 63 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2016
Noel was 74 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2020
Noel was 78 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away July 20, age 79
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