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| nationality=[[African American]]
| nationality=[[African American]]
| office=[[Mayor]] of Boyce, Rapides Parish, [[Louisiana]], USA
| office=[[Mayor]] of Boyce, Rapides Parish, [[Louisiana]], USA
| party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| term_start=1978
| term_start=1978
| term_end=November 26, 2006
| term_end=November 26, 2006
'''Julius Patrick, Jr.''' (May 16, 1938 – November 26, 2006) was the [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[mayor]] of Boyce in northern Rapides Parish, [[Louisiana]]]], who died in a head-on collision in a chain-reaction accident on Interstate 10 near Gramercy in Ascension Parish in south [[Louisiana]]. Patrick was first elected in 1978 as the mayor of Boyce. He served for twenty-eight consecutive years, while he was simultaneously a full-time [[educator]] until his retirement from the Rapides Parish School Board, based in his native [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]].
'''Julius Patrick, Jr.''' (May 16, 1938 – November 26, 2006) was the [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[mayor]] of Boyce in northern Rapides Parish, [[Louisiana]]]], who died in a head-on collision in a chain-reaction accident on Interstate 10 near Gramercy in Ascension Parish in south [[Louisiana]]. Patrick was first elected in 1978 as the mayor of Boyce. He served for twenty-eight consecutive years, while he was simultaneously a full-time [[educator]] until his retirement from the Rapides Parish School Board, based in his native [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]].
Motorist Mercuria J. S. Colomb (born 1978) of St. Rose in St. Charles Parish near [[New Orleans]] allegedly started the chain-reaction accident. She first eluded state police but later turned herself in to authorities. Colomb was driving a car that turned into an eastbound sports utility vehicle. The impact caused her vehicle to cross the interstate median, sideswipe a westbound oncoming car, and then crash head-on into the car driven by Patrick. The mayor was killed instantly, according to police. Colomb was charged with [[negligent homicide]], negligent injury, and improper lane usage. She left the crash scene headed east on Interstate 10.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://wesawthat.blogspot.com/2006/11/boyce-mayor-julius-patrick-killed-in.html|title=We saw that ... Boyce Mayor Julius Patrick killed in hit & run crash|publisher=Wesawthat ... Rpbert Morgan, ''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=November 27, 2006|accessdate=April 14, 2019}}</ref>
Motorist Mercuria J. S. Colomb (born 1978) of St. Rose in St. Charles Parish near [[New Orleans]] allegedly started the chain-reaction accident. She first eluded state police but later turned herself in to authorities. Colomb was driving a car that turned into an eastbound sports utility vehicle. The impact caused her vehicle to cross the interstate median, sideswipe a westbound oncoming car, and then crash head-on into the car driven by Patrick. The mayor was killed instantly, according to police. Colomb was charged with negligent homicide and injury and improper lane usage. She left the crash scene headed east on Interstate 10.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://wesawthat.blogspot.com/2006/11/boyce-mayor-julius-patrick-killed-in.html|title=We saw that ... Boyce Mayor Julius Patrick killed in hit & run crash|publisher=Wesawthat ... Rpbert Morgan, ''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=November 27, 2006|accessdate=April 14, 2019}}</ref>
==Accomplishments as mayor==
==Accomplishments as mayor==
Don Wilmore, who has served on the Rapides Parish Police Jury, the parish's governing board [called county commission in most states] for fifteen years in a district that includes Boyce, praised Patrick's accomplishments: "He was especially effective in getting grants. He was a good friend and a good mayor."<ref name=obit/>
Don Wilmore, who has served on the Rapides Parish Police Jury, the parish's governing board [called county commission in most states] for fifteen years in a district that includes Boyce, praised Patrick's accomplishments: "He was especially effective in getting grants. He was a good friend and a good mayor."<ref name=obit/>
Patrick was an educator for forty-one years, the last thirty-eight in Rapides Parish. He was a [[science]] [[teacher]] and then a [[school principal|principal]], first at Reed Avenue Elementary School in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], the seat of Rapides Parish, and then at North Bayou Rapides Elementary School.<ref name=education>"Patrick leaves mark on Rapides Parish education", ''The Alexandria Town Talk, November 26, 2006.</ref>
Patrick was an educator for forty-one years, the last thirty-eight in Rapides Parish. He was a [[science]] [[teacher]] and then a [[school principal|principal]], first at Reed Avenue Elementary School in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], the seat of Rapides Parish, and then at North Bayou Rapides Elementary School.<ref name=education>"Patrick leaves mark on Rapides Parish education", ''The Alexandria Town Talk, November 26, 2006.</ref>
Patrick was preceded in death by his father, Julius Patrick, Sr., and his mother, the former Ella Belle Wardsworth, and two sisters. Survivors included his wife, the former Beatrice Jackson (born 1941); one son, Ronald Kevin Patrick (born 1961) and wife Ann Patrick of Garland, [[Texas]]; three daughters, Karen Patrick Jones and husband Ed Jones of [[Shreveport]], DiAnthia L. Patrick of Fairfax, [[Virginia]]; and Riqui J. Patrick of Silver Spring, [[Maryland]]; one brother, Major Williams of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, and two grandchildren.Pallbearers included members of Patrick's fraternity, Omega Psi Phi.<ref name=obit/>
Patrick was preceded in death by his father, Julius Patrick, Sr., and his mother, the former Ella Belle Wardsworth, and two sisters. Survivors included his wife, the former Beatrice Jackson (born 1941); one son, Ronald Kevin Patrick (born 1961) and wife Ann Patrick of Garland, [[Texas]]; three daughters, Karen Patrick Jones and husband Ed Jones of [[Shreveport]], DiAnthia L. Patrick of Fairfax, [[Virginia]]; and Riqui J. Patrick of Silver Spring, [[Maryland]]; one brother, Major Williams of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, and two grandchildren.Pallbearers included members of Patrick's fraternity, Omega Psi Phi.<ref name=obit/>
Interment was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] across the Red River from Alexandria. Arrangements were handled by Winnfield Funeral Home of Alexandria.<ref name=obit/>
Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] across the Red River from Alexandria. Arrangements were handled by Winnfield Funeral Home of Alexandria.<ref name=obit/>
==Patrick's successor==
==Patrick's successor==