From The Tribune staff reports
HUEYTOWN — The Alabama high school baseball community was devastated Tuesday by the passing of longtime Hueytown head coach Rick Patterson, who had recently been hospitalized with kidney problems.
Patterson coached 31 years and won 893 games. Twenty-eight of those years were spent at Hueytown High School.
He was 62 years old. Patterson’s funeral arrangements can be seen below:
Receiving of Friends and Family:
Thursday, October 1st
4:00-7:00 PM
First Baptist Church Pleasant Grove
Service:
Friday, October 2nd
2:00 PM
First Baptist Church Pleasant Grove
Graveside to follow at:
Southern Heritage Funeral Home, Pelham
In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations to the following:
- Hueytown High School Baseball Boosters
Attn: Billy Chandler
4881 15th Street Road
Hueytown, AL 35023
- FBCPG, Chandler Life Center
Attn: Staci Owen
724 4th Street
Pleasant Grove, AL 35127