Bill Text: IL SR0576 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death in Afghanistan of SPC Christopher Patterson.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0576 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0576-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of SPC Christopher Patterson who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | January 6, 2012, while proudly serving his country in the | ||||||
| 5 | Kandahar Province in Afghanistan; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, He was born April 17, 1991 in Philadelphia, | ||||||
| 7 | Pennsylvania, the son of Robert and Mary (nee, Schneider) | ||||||
| 8 | Patterson; he was a 2009 graduate of West Aurora High School, | ||||||
| 9 | and was continuing his studies in music education at Valparaiso | ||||||
| 10 | University in Indiana; he was a member of the professional | ||||||
| 11 | music fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and toured with the | ||||||
| 12 | school's premiere vocal ensemble, the Chorale; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, He also composed and arranged music with the a | ||||||
| 14 | cappella group VuVox and for the West High STUDy Hall Choir; he | ||||||
| 15 | was co-captain and first board for the West High Chess Team and | ||||||
| 16 | was honored to be under the tutelage of Robert Payne; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Coming from a strong military family, he enlisted | ||||||
| 18 | with the Indiana National Guard and served as a 12B Combat | ||||||
| 19 | Engineer with the 713th Engineering Company (Sapper) based out | ||||||
| 20 | of the Valparaiso Armory; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, SPC Christopher Patterson is survived by his | ||||||
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| 1 | parents, Robert and Mary Patterson; his brothers, Carl | ||||||
| 2 | Patterson, Sean (Anna) Patterson, and Thomas (Robyn) | ||||||
| 3 | Patterson; his paternal grandparents, Durland and Sally (nee | ||||||
| 4 | Clark) Patterson; his maternal grandparents, Jim and Claire | ||||||
| 5 | (nee Dux) Schneider; his godparents, Kathy and George Jirasek; | ||||||
| 6 | his many aunts, uncles, nephews, cousins, and dear friends; and | ||||||
| 7 | his "adopted" siblings, Billy Czech, Aaron Foster, and Candace | ||||||
| 8 | Robinson; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 11 | his family, friends, and a grateful nation, the passing of SPC | ||||||
| 12 | Christopher Patterson; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of SPC Christopher | ||||||
| 14 | Patterson and his willingness to serve his country, which led | ||||||
| 15 | to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of SPC Christopher Patterson as a | ||||||
| 18 | symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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