Full Text of SR0541 93rd General Assembly
SR0541 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were saddened to learn of the death of Joseph M. Patterson of | 4 |
| Galesburg on May 2, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Patterson was born on September 8, 1924, in | 6 |
| McKeesport, Pennsylvania, to Lewis Whiting and Edna Nunimaker | 7 |
| Patterson; he married Elta Jeanne Lowe in 1945 in Galesburg; | 8 |
| she died in 1985, and he later married June E. "Bettie" Pierce | 9 |
| in 1987 in Galesburg; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a World War II Army Air Forces veteran, | 11 |
| serving with the Air Transport Command for 3 1/2 years in the | 12 |
| North Atlantic, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East; and
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| WHEREAS, A 1949 graduate of Knox College, he did graduate | 14 |
| work at the University of Iowa, Western Illinois University, | 15 |
| and the University of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Patterson taught at Lombard Junior High School | 17 |
| in Galesburg for 18 years and at Galesburg High School for 17 | 18 |
| years, retiring in 1984; he also taught two years at Henry C. | 19 |
| Hill Correctional Center in Galesburg; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, He supervised the Knox College library for one | 21 |
| year, taught home study students for three years, had been a | 22 |
| tutor for Heartland Literacy Coalition, and served as a trustee | 23 |
| of the Galesburg Public Library from 1986 to 1998; in addition, | 24 |
| he was a guest columnist for The (Galesburg) Register-Mail; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Patterson was active in the Prairie Players | 26 |
| Civic Theatre, where he served on the board for three years; | 27 |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Joseph Patterson will be deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, June "Bettie"; his son, | 2 |
| John; his daughters, Jo Anne Patterson and Janice (and Ron) | 3 |
| Rosenthal; his stepson, Michael (and Danita) Pierce; his | 4 |
| step-daughter, Deborah "Debi" (and Pete) Collier; his brother, | 5 |
| Douglas; his sister, Louise Patterson; his nine grandchildren; | 6 |
| three step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by one daughter, Judith | 8 |
| "Judy" Patterson-Stoddard; one son, James Patterson; and two | 9 |
| sisters; therefore, be it | 10 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 12 |
| Joseph Patterson along will all who knew and loved him and | 13 |
| extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and | 14 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the family of Joseph Patterson as an expression of | 17 |
| our deepest sympathy.
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