{"id":404131,"date":"2026-08-12T02:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/404131\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T02:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:46:10","slug":"heres-who-closing-fort-worth-school-a-m-pate-is-named-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/404131\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s who closing Fort Worth school A.M. Pate is named for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_3902.jpeg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"A.M. Pate Elementary School is photographed on Aug. 2, 2025.\" alt=\"A.M. Pate Elementary School is photographed on Aug. 2, 2025.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        A.M. Pate Elementary School is photographed on Aug. 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>                Brayden Garcia<\/p>\n<p>            bgarcia@star-telegram.com<\/p>\n<p>    Fort Worth<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ampate.fwisd.org\/\">A.M. Pate Elementary School<\/a> is one of several schools Fort Worth ISD will close over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2025, the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/education\/article306999131.html\"> Fort Worth school board voted 8-0<\/a> to approve a plan to shutter 16 schools between 2026 and 2029. Previously, the district voted to close two schools in June 2025.<\/p>\n<p>These closures are part of the district\u2019s facilities master plan, which is intended to help Fort Worth ISD manage revenue loss from declining enrollment.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfac In case you missed it: <\/p>\n<p>A.M. Pate Elementary (3800 Anglin Drive) is closing in June 2027. The school is named after a Fort Worth businessman and philanthropist.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what to know about the man behind the name.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Fort_Worth_Star_Telegram_1947_11_07_7.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"Fort_Worth_Star_Telegram_1947_11_07_7.jpg\" alt=\"Adlai McMillan Pate Sr.\u2019s obituary in the Nov. 7, 1947, edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.\"\/>                                                                                    Adlai McMillan Pate Sr.\u2019s obituary in the Nov. 7, 1947, edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.                                                                                                                                                                        Newspapers.com                                                                                        A Fort Worth businessman<\/p>\n<p>Adlai McMillan Pate Sr. was born on Nov. 9, 1894 in Gainesboro, Tenn.<\/p>\n<p>Pate came to Fort Worth in 1922 and founded the Panther Oil and Grease Manufacturing Company, which is now called the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texasrefinery.com\/about\/\">Texas Refinery Corporation.<\/a> The company is still located in Fort Worth and run by the Pate family.<\/p>\n<p>Before he arrived in Cowtown, Pate served in France during World War I, according to his obituary in the Star-Telegram. He also served as the director of the Southwestern Petroleum Company and president of the American Lubricants Company.<\/p>\n<p>Pate died on Nov. 6, 1947. He was 52.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/95586073\/adlai-mcmillen-pate\">Find a Grave<\/a>, Pate is buried at Laurel Land\u2013Rose Hill Memorial Park in east Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_3903.jpeg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"IMG_3903.jpeg\" alt=\"A.M. Pate Elementary School is photographed on Aug. 2, 2025.\"\/>                                                                                    A.M. Pate Elementary School is photographed on Aug. 2, 2025.                                                                                            Brayden Garcia                                                                            bgarcia@star-telegram.com                                                                                        Naming dedication<\/p>\n<p>Pate\u2019s wife, Marie, donated the land for A.M. Pate Elementary.<\/p>\n<p>The school was completed in September 1958, but did not open until February 1959 because of unfinished streets around the building. The school had a dedication for its namesake in April 1959, according to the Star-Telegram archives.<\/p>\n<p>In 1968, Fort Worth\u2019s parks and recreation board accepted a five-acre tract next to the school from A.M. Pate Jr. and his brother Siebert Pate. The land was developed into <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/departments\/parks\/parks-and-trails\/marie-f-pate-park\">Marie F. Pate Park.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/259144728\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BraydenHeadshot.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Brayden Garcia\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/259144728\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brayden Garcia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>            Brayden Garcia is the entertainment reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he mainly writes about how the film and TV industry impacts North Texas, from Taylor Sheridan shows to the Fort Worth Film Commission and everything in between.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A.M. 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