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<br />Orange Soil and Water Conservation District <br />306 Revere Road • P.0. Box 8161 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 • Phone: 919-732-8181 • Ext.. 2750 <br />November 16, 2004 <br />Mr. Tolm Link <br />Orange County Manger <br />P.O, Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Deaz Mr. Lir>Ic <br />A little over a year ago, Mr. Quentin Patterson, a former Soil and Water Conservation <br />District Supervisor passed away. Quentin was retired from the USDA-Soil Conservation <br />Service and worked in the Hillsborough field office for over 20 years, He worked closely <br />with the Orange Sail and Water Conservation District and after retiring he served on the <br />Orange Soil and Water Conservation District (OSWCD) Board of Supervisors for 11 <br />years. <br />One of Quentin's favorite hobbies was to take photographs of nature, landscapes, <br />animals, and buildings- Over the years, his photograph collection won him many honors. <br />One honor that he was very proud of was that his photographs were selected to be used <br />by the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) in their annual Soil <br />Stewardship Celebrations. Each year, starting in 1982, Quentin would select photographs <br />that matched a written script, select music and arrange a slide show that was copied by <br />the NACD and distributed nationally, These slide shows are a collection of many of <br />Quentin's favorite photographs from his travels through out the country, Through the <br />years, Quentin also developed slide programs for special interest groups, such as the <br />Gazden Club, the Historic Hillsborough Association, and the Exchange Club, <br />