Philip F. Patman *62

Philip Franklin Patman, a distinguished attorney, died of heart failure Feb.5, 2005, in Austin, Texas. He was 67.

A native Texan, Patman graduated from the University of Texas in 1959, earned a master's in history from Princeton, and returned to his alma mater for a law degree in 1964. He began his career in Washington with the Department of State, soon moving to the Department of Housing and Urban Development as deputy director of the office of international affairs. In 1969, he returned to Austin to practice energy regulatory law. Over the next two and half decades, he served the state of Texas in various capacities on the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), that regulatory body representing the interests of U.S. member states producing domestic oil and natural gas.

Patman also dedicated himself to community service, including advisory work for the University of Texas as well as membership on the board of directors of the Austin Symphony Orchestra Society. He and his wife, Katherine Sellers Patman, enjoyed foreign travel and visited more than 130 countries on all seven continents of the world.

Patman leaves behind his wife, a son, a daughter, and a granddaughter.