Oh, dude, James Patterson is very much alive and kickin'! He's probably somewhere writing another bestselling novel as we speak. So, no need to worry, you can still look forward to more thrilling reads from him in the future.
James T. Patterson died in 1989.
James Joseph Patterson died in 1992.
James John Patterson died in 1937.
James Patterson - actor - died on 1972-08-19.
James W. Patterson died on 1893-05-04.
James Kennedy Patterson died on 1922-08-15.
James Colebrooke Patterson died on 1929-02-17.
James Patterson Lyke died on 1992-12-27.
James O'H. Patterson died in 1911.
Not yet he's not.
He didn't. He is still alive as of both the question and this answer.
no! never.