Bill Text: VA SJR362 | 2023 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Colonel John Alan Pattison, USA, Ret.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ362ER) [SJR362 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2023-SJR362-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Colonel John Alan Pattison, USA, Ret., a highly respected and decorated veteran and beloved husband, father, grandfather, and member of the Clarksville community, died on December 27, 2022; and
WHEREAS, a native of Detroit, John "Jack" Pattison graduated from Michigan State University in 1957, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity; and
WHEREAS, Jack Pattison honorably served the nation for 30 years as a member of the United States Army, primarily in tactical intelligence positions, earning the Ranger Tab and Master Parachutist Badge and retiring as a colonel in 1989; and
WHEREAS, Jack Pattison fulfilled two tours at what is now the United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence during his career, contributing greatly to the United States Army's intelligence training in support of the nation's security and defense; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of his exemplary service, Jack Pattison was inducted into the Military Intelligence Corps Hall of Fame in 1991, where he was selected as the Honorary Colonel for the Military Intelligence (MI) Corps Regiment from 1998 to 2006 and designated as a Distinguished Member of the MI Corps; and
WHEREAS, Jack Pattison earned an array of military awards and decorations over the years, including the Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal, as well as service badges from the Defense Intelligence Agency and the United States Army Staff; and
WHEREAS, in his personal life, Jack Pattison took great joy in traveling the world with his wife, Marinelle, and savored every opportunity to spend time in the great outdoors, including regular hunting trips in Kansas with his close hunting companions; and
WHEREAS, Jack Pattison was guided throughout his life by his faith and was an active member of the Jamieson United Methodist Church in Clarksville, where he often contributed his resounding voice to the choir; and
WHEREAS, Jack Pattison will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife of 62 years, Marinelle; his children, Susan, John, and Mike, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Colonel John Alan Pattison, USA, Ret., a skillful leader, hero, and man of great strength whose dedication to his family and the country were an inspiration to all who knew him; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Colonel John Alan Pattison, USA, Ret., as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.