Full Text of SR0490 101st 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 Carl Matchette of Winthrop | 4 | | Harbor, who passed away on May 20, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Matchette grew up in Wheaton and served | 6 | | five years in the U.S. Navy Reserve; he received his Doctor of | 7 | | Veterinary Medicine from the University of Illinois and a | 8 | | degree in biochemistry from Purdue University; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Matchette retired from Abbott | 10 | | Laboratories after 20 years with the Agricultural Research and | 11 | | Development division; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Matchette was a scientist, a farmer, a | 13 | | master gardener, an avid reader, and a lifelong learner who | 14 | | valued education greatly and instilled that love of learning in | 15 | | his children; he appreciated humor and always had a pun or joke | 16 | | to share; he enjoyed politics, books, history, old western TV | 17 | | shows, Cubs baseball, and many other topics; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Matchette was preceded in death by his | 19 | | wife of 41 years, Priscilla (Groustra); and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Matchette is survived by his children, |
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| 1 | | Rebecca Matchette (Michael Messina), Roy Matchette (Doreen), | 2 | | Ruth Matchette, Gail Matchette, and Audrey Pinto (Tony); his | 3 | | grandchildren, Patrick, Evan, Jacob, Caleb, Virginia, Lukas, | 4 | | Nina, Marcela, Zachary, and Priscilla; and his | 5 | | great-grandchild, Elliot; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Patrick Carl Matchette and extend our sincere condolences to | 9 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Patrick Matchette as an expression | 13 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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