Area IV Assistant Governor Leo Patterson

Area IV includes the Rotary Clubs:

Dixon, Rock Falls, Twin Cities Sunrise, Sterling and Walnut

    Leo and his wife, Linda, a retired teacher, live in White Oaks, Dixon, IL. Leo serves St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sterling as a visitation pastor.  He graduated from Eureka College, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago and received a Doctor of the Ministry from McCormick Seminary, Chicago.

      The Cambridge Rotary club invited Leo to join in 1981, where he served as president.  When they moved, he joined the Mendota Club and served two terms as president. Leo and Linda are Paul Harris Fellows. Leo is serving his second term as Assistant Governor.

       Leo & Linda hosted a Rotary youth exchange student from Sweden. Last fall, they hosted two agricultural specialists in a Rotary Exchange Program, from Russia. They also enjoy traveling, singing with the Praise Band at St. Paul’s Lutheran, Dixon and volunteer at Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center, Oregon, IL.

     Their son, Dr. David Patterson D.O. and his wife, Dr. Michelle Chartier D.O. are members of the Rotary Club in Flat Rock, MI. They own Flat Rock Family Physicians and are the parents of four children. David has served as president of their Rotary Club.

     Their second son, Andrew, resides in Chandler, AZ. He received his M.B.A. from AZ State and is employed by Honeywell. Andrew is a former Rotarian. He & his wife, Maria, have one son.

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