Col. William Earl Patterson, retired United States Air Force , passed away February 12, 2011 in San antonio, Texas. He was born on November 24, 1941 in Orlando, Florida to Richard and Ruth Patterson. He is survived by his wife, Linda, Patterson; sons, Ross Patterson, A.J. Patterson, and William Moultrie; grandchildren, Riley, Emory, Ethan, Taylor and Savannah; brother, Bob Patterson. Visitation will be on Monday, February 21, 2011 at Sunset Northwest Funeral Home on Bandera Road from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. A funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday,February 22, 2011 at Sunset Northwest Funeral Home with interment to follow at Fort Sam Houston National cemetery with full Air Force Military Honors.