LORNE PATTERSON
Greetings!
BCPIA is very sad to report the sudden passing of one of its long-time Board members, Lorne Patterson of Patterson + Associates. Lorne (61) suffered a heart attack while at his holiday retreat in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He will be greatly missed by his fellow BCPIA Board members and is remembered for his dedication, attention to detail and contributions to BCPIA and the printing industry.
He joined the BCPIA Board of Directors in 1996 and served as Chairman from 2001 - 2003. He also served on several committees, task forces and on two national convention organizing committees in 2001 and 2006. In 2009 Lorne received the CPIA Award of Merit in British Columbia. Lorne was also a Past Vice-Chairman of the CPIA Board of Directors, served as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of the Craft Council of BC and was also a Director of the Quality Council.
"Just the Bullets", one of Lorne's favorite phrases is also the name of the column he has written for PressLines for the past few years. He also wrote a regular column "PrintManager" for Graphic Monthly Canada. He recently co-authored a book "Business Networking Techniques that Work" with Kris Bovay and Donna Wilson.
Lorne will be remebered by many in the printing industry throughout Canada and beyond. After a lengthy and successful career with Bowne Canada, from which re retired in the position of Managing Director - Financial Print Canada in 2006, he started his own company Patterson + Associates through which he worked with senior management and operating staff in printing companies in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia.
"We will miss Lorne a great deal, losing his input and work on the Board won't leave just a hole, it will leave a canyon," said Rob Varnel, BCPIA Board Chair. "He was our lead and guide on many new technologies."
We will be making arrangements shortly to celebrate Lorne's life and I will advise you as soon as we have further details.
Marilynn Knoch
Executive Director
British Columbia Printing & Imaging Association
Phone: 604 542-0902 Fax: 604 538-8581
E-mail: mknoch@bcpia.org
Website: www.bcpia.org
