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Pate grew up on his family's farm in [[Buhl]] until his father died in an automobile accident in [[1969]]. The rest of the family moved to [[Northport]]. Three years later he and his sisters were removed from their mother's care and placed with foster parents. | Pate grew up on his family's farm in [[Buhl]] until his father died in an automobile accident in [[1969]]. The rest of the family moved to [[Northport]]. Three years later he and his sisters were removed from their mother's care and placed with foster parents. | ||
Pate was an A-student in Tuscaloosa's public schools, graduating from high school in [[1975]]. | Pate was an A-student in Tuscaloosa's public schools, graduating from high school in [[1975]]. Though he had planned to enlist, the close of the [[Vietnam War]] led him instead to enter college with an eye toward a medical career. He earned his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering at the [[University of Alabama]] in [[1981]]. | ||
After briefly working for local chemical companies, Pate determined to go into business for himself and invested in rental property. His ventures were immediately successful, leading him to pursue business opportunities across the country. | |||
==Developments== | ==Developments== | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 4 September 2008
Luther Stancil "Stan" Pate, IV (born 1959 in Tuscaloosa) is a real estate developer.
Pate grew up on his family's farm in Buhl until his father died in an automobile accident in 1969. The rest of the family moved to Northport. Three years later he and his sisters were removed from their mother's care and placed with foster parents.
Pate was an A-student in Tuscaloosa's public schools, graduating from high school in 1975. Though he had planned to enlist, the close of the Vietnam War led him instead to enter college with an eye toward a medical career. He earned his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering at the University of Alabama in 1981.
After briefly working for local chemical companies, Pate determined to go into business for himself and invested in rental property. His ventures were immediately successful, leading him to pursue business opportunities across the country.
Developments
- Academy Drive exit off I-20/59 in Bessemer.
References
- Davis, Carter (December 2003) "Pate in Full." City Magazine