Scott C. Patterson (1969 – January 25, 2004) was a

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curler, from

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. Patterson was the only man to skip two North Bay rinks to the Brier - 1994 and '99. He also went was a member of the 1993 Northern Ontario mixed team. Also, while attending university in Sudbury, at Laurentian University, he won the Ontario Universities' Championship. Scott Patterson was a longtime member of the North Bay Granite Club. Patterson was injured in a

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on January 23, 2004, while riding with Greg Cantin, John McClelland and Gerry Cantin, while on their way to attend the

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's challenge round. While the other passengers survived, Patterson died in

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, at St. Joseph's Health Care Centre at 10:30 AM

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. Scott was survived by his wife Tracy, a daughter Taylor, aged 5, and a son William, aged 2.

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