Full Text of HR0819 94th General Assembly
HR0819 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Lance | 4 |
| Corporal Andrew Grant Patten of Byron on Thursday, December 1, | 5 |
| 2005, on the battlefield in Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born June 1, 1986, in Rockford to Alan G. | 7 |
| Patten and Gayle Patten-Naschansky; he was a lifelong Byron | 8 |
| resident before joining the U.S. Marine Corps in August of | 9 |
| 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from Byron High School in May of | 11 |
| 2004, where he wrestled and played football; he liked music and | 12 |
| he played four different instruments, including guitar, piano, | 13 |
| viola, and trumpet; and
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| WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Patten had a deep and abiding faith | 15 |
| in God and was very active in the Maywood Evangelical Free | 16 |
| Church youth group; he enjoyed snow camping, rock climbing, | 17 |
| four wheeling, and anything adventurous; and
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| WHEREAS, He was last stationed at 29 Palms, California and | 19 |
| was deployed to Iraq on July 4, 2005; he was nicknamed "Rev" by | 20 |
| his fellow soldiers because of his closeness to God and his | 21 |
| willingness to share his beliefs with others; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lance Corporal Patten has been | 23 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Alan (fiance, | 24 |
| Diane Kerr) Patten and Gayle (Victor) Naschansky; his sister, | 25 |
| Allison Patten; his grandparents, Richard and Dorothea Seaman; | 26 |
| and his many special friends, especially Eddie and Josh | 27 |
| Engelert and Matt Nyberg, his solid rock friends; he was | 28 |
| preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Ray and Helen | 29 |
| Drake, and his aunt, Donna Nelson; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 |
| we mourn the passing of Lance Corporal Andrew Grant Patten, a | 4 |
| true American hero, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 5 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 |
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Lance Corporal Patten | 8 |
| and his willingness to serve our country, which led to him | 9 |
| making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 12 |
| condolences.
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