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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 Patrick Henry Collins Jr., formerly of |
| 4 | | Wasco, who passed away on September 24, 2017; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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