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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 Russell F. "Pat" Patterson, who passed |
| 4 | | away on December 19, 2010; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Russell Patterson was born on July 8, 1919, in |
| 6 | | Alton; he was the son of Russell and Nora Chappell Patterson; |
| 7 | | he married Lois Pauline "Polly" George of Dardanelle, Arkansas, |
| 8 | | in Alton on Easter Sunday in 1943; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Russell Patterson was a graduate of Alton High |
| 10 | | School; he subsequently attended Shurtleff College (Southern |
| 11 | | Illinois University); and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Russell Patterson served his country with pride |
| 13 | | and distinction as a member of the 3rd Armored Division during |
| 14 | | World War II; during his stint with the Army, he took part in |
| 15 | | the invasion of Normandy, the subsequent advance through |
| 16 | | France, and the attack on the Rhineland; while on a |
| 17 | | reconnaissance mission in March of 1945 near Paderborn, |
| 18 | | Germany, he was wounded in action and captured by German |
| 19 | | forces; he was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, |
| 20 | | among many other military decorations, for his meritorious |
| 21 | | service; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After returning from his service in the Army, |
| 2 | | Russell Patterson was employed as an electrician for Standard |
| 3 | | Oil in Wood River; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Russell Patterson was active in Alton sports as a |
| 5 | | member of the city softball league and was an avid golfer with |
| 6 | | his wife; he was also a lifelong member of the Cherry Street |
| 7 | | Baptist Church and sang with the Light Opera Guild of St. Louis |
| 8 | | for several years; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Russell Patterson was preceded in death by his |
| 10 | | wife; his daughter, Barbara Schrimpf; and his brothers, |
| 11 | | Kenneth, George, and Harold; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Russell Patterson is survived by his daughters and |
| 13 | | sons-in-law, Sandra Moyer and her husband, Barry, and Jane |
| 14 | | VanWinkle and her husband, David; his grandchildren, Susan |
| 15 | | Marie (Schrimpf) Hatfield, Matthew William Schrimpf, Sarah Ann |
| 16 | | (Moyer) Sanders, Lindsay Nicole (Parrish) Jones, and Megan |
| 17 | | Elise (Moyer) Baiter; his great-grandchildren;
his sister, |
| 18 | | Mary (Patterson) Griffin; and his dedicated caregiver and |
| 19 | | loving friend, Pam Tite; therefore, be it
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
| 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 22 | | his family and friends, the passing of Russell F. "Pat" |