John T. Patterson, a tutor at Mather House and a graduate student, died Oct. 9 at Brigham and Women's Hospital of AIDS-related complications. He was 45.

Patterson was born in Washington, D.C., graduated from Amherst College and earned a master's degree in history and a law degree at Harvard.

After practicing law in New York, he returned to Harvard in 1988 to enroll in a doctoral program in legal history. He served as head teaching fellow for several courses and was a tutor for eight years at Mather House, including three years as a resident tutor.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, in the Memorial Church. A reception will follow at Mather House.