BIRMINGHAM — Wesley M. (Pat) Pattillo, a longtime communications and development executive for both Baptist and ecumenical organizations, died Dec. 22, 2015. He was 75.
Pattillo retired in 2011 after 10 years as associate general secretary of the National Council of Churches USA. Before that he served for more than 30 years in leadership roles with three prominent Baptist educational institutions. He was vice president for development and director of public relations at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, from 1965 to 1986. He moved to Samford University in Birmingham, serving as vice president for university relations from 1986 to 1994.
From 1996 to 2001 he worked for Hong Kong Baptist University in Kowloon, China, as director of North American programs.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Zelma Mullins Pattillo, and two children.
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