Full Text of SR0985 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Patrick Henry Collins Jr., formerly of | 4 | | Wasco, who passed away on September 24, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Collins was born in Roundup, Montana to | 6 | | Patrick Henry Sr. and Mary Jane (McCanna) Collins on October 6, | 7 | | 1926; he served in the United States military during World War | 8 | | II; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Collins farmed in Kane County; he was also | 10 | | a fulltime heavy equipment mechanic at various local businesses | 11 | | and finished his working years with the Kane County Highway | 12 | | Department; he and his wife owned and operated the Collins | 13 | | General Store in Wasco for over 20 years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Collins served as a Republican Precinct | 15 | | Committeeman and on the Wasco Sanitary District Board, both for | 16 | | over 30 years; he was a lifetime member of the Kane County Farm | 17 | | Bureau, the Wasco American Legion Post, and the Batavia Moose | 18 | | Lodge; he was a longtime parishioner at St. Patrick Catholic | 19 | | Church in St. Charles; he always found and cherished time with | 20 | | family and friends; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Collins was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents; his wife of 57 years, Julia; his daughter, Mary Jane; | 2 | | his brothers, Tom and Jim; and his sister, Jo Nagel; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Collins is survived by his children, | 4 | | Patrick Henry III (Lynn), Darlene (Rick) Shaw, William (Karen), | 5 | | Ann Collins, Joan Collins, and Chris (Hope) of Elburn; his | 6 | | son-in-law, Michael Klotz; his grandchildren, Christine (Matt) | 7 | | Busse, David (Amber) Klotz, Melissa (Noah) Augustine, Katie | 8 | | (Clint) Settle, Andrew (Jenny) Scott, Ryan Scott, and Alyson, | 9 | | Nicole, Patrick, and Grace Collins; his great-grandchildren, | 10 | | Leah, Jackson, Matthew, Cameron, Carter, Halle, Lincoln, | 11 | | Grant, Sawyer, McKinleigh, Finn, and Charleigh; his sisters, | 12 | | Margaret Hoff, Agnes Holmberg, and Sister Amadea; and many | 13 | | other dear relatives and friends; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Patrick Henry Collins Jr., and extend our sincere condolences | 17 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Patrick Collins as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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