Dr. Bert Patrick, long-time Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, passed away at 4:10 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, after a long struggle with metastatic melanoma cancer. Although originally an Okie, Bert, his first wife, Lura, and their son, Michael, came to Pitt State in 1969, when it was then Kansas State Teacher's College of Pittsburg, from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He earned both his MA and PhD at that institution.