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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PATRICK INDUSTRIES INC [PATK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., 55 RAILROAD AVENUE, 1ST FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/12/2008 (Street) GREENWICH, CT 06830 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, no par value 03/12/2008   P   900,000 A (3) $ 7 3,243,089 I (1) (2) See Footnote (1) (2) Common Stock, no par value 03/12/2008   P   225,000 A (3) $ 7 3,468,089 I (1) (2) See Footnote (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL C/O TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 55 RAILROAD AVENUE, 1ST FLOOR GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
TONTINE CAPITAL PARTNERS L P C/O TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 55 RAILROAD AVENUE, 1ST FLOOR GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC C/O TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 55 RAILROAD AVENUE, 1ST FLOOR GREENWICH, CT 06830		X

Signatures

Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., By: its General Partner, Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell		03/13/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell		03/13/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell		03/13/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This report is filed jointly by Tontine Capital Partners, L.P. ("TCP"), a Delaware limited partnership, Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C. ("TCM"), a Delaware limited liability company, and Jeffrey L. Gendell ("Mr. Gendell"). Mr. Gendell is the managing member of TCM, the general partner of TCP. Mr. Gendell is the managing member of Tontine Capital Overseas GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TCO"), the general partner of Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("TMF"). Mr. Gendell directly owns 0 shares of the Common Stock. TCP directly owns 2,774,469 shares of Common Stock. TMF directly owns 693,620 shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Gendell. The foregoing shares held by TCP may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TCM. The foregoing shares held by TMF may be deemed to be beneficially held by TCO.
(2)	Mr. Gendell disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by Mr. Gendell or representing Mr. Gendell's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TCM, TCP, TCO and, TMF. TCM disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Exchange Act, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TCM or representing TCM's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of TCP. TCO disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Exchange Act, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TCO or representing TCO's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of TMF.
(3)	On March 12, 2008, TCP purchased 900,000 shares of Common Stock. On March 12, 2008, TMF purchased 225,000 shares of Common Stock.

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