Full Text of HR0931 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United | 4 | | States Army National Guard Specialist Christopher Alexander | 5 | | Patterson of North Aurora, who gave his life defending | 6 | | America's freedom on January 6, 2012, in the Shah Wali Kot | 7 | | District in Afghanistan; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, SPC Christopher Patterson was born on April 17, | 9 | | 1991, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; he was the son of Mary and | 10 | | Robert Patterson; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, SPC Christopher Patterson graduated from West | 12 | | Aurora High School in June of 2009, where he participated in a | 13 | | variety of musical groups, including the STUDy Hall Choir and | 14 | | the premier A Capella Choir; he also played the trombone in the | 15 | | West Aurora High School bands and enjoyed playing on the West | 16 | | High Chess Team; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from West Aurora High School, SPC | 18 | | Christopher Patterson enlisted in the Indiana Army National | 19 | | Guard in the summer of 2009; he later joined the ROTC at | 20 | | Valparaiso University to become a leader for tomorrow's Army; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, SPC Christopher Patterson attended Valparaiso | 2 | | University to study music education and was a member of the | 3 | | University Chorale; upon graduation, he hoped to share his love | 4 | | of music and become a vocal music teacher; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Not only was SPC Christopher Patterson a soldier, | 6 | | he was a man of faith; he was raised in the Lutheran faith at | 7 | | Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Batavia; he always stood by his | 8 | | convictions and his family heard from at least 3 people that he | 9 | | brought them back to their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ; he | 10 | | did this by sharing Bible verses with them that he felt could | 11 | | help them with problems they had in their lives; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, SPC Christopher Patterson was the recipient of | 13 | | numerous awards, including the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, | 14 | | the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service | 15 | | Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, | 16 | | the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed Forces | 17 | | Reserve Medal with M device, the Army Service Ribbon, the | 18 | | Overseas Service Medal, the NATO Medal, and the Combat Action | 19 | | Badge; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, SPC Christopher Patterson dedicated his life to | 21 | | defending America's freedom and made the ultimate sacrifice in | 22 | | service to his nation; he will be dearly missed by his mother, | 23 | | Mary Patterson; his father, Robert Patterson; his brothers, |
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| 1 | | Carl, Sean, and Thomas; his grandparents, Mike and Sally | 2 | | Patterson and Jim and Claire Schneider; his fellow soldiers; | 3 | | the members of the West Aurora High School, Valparaiso | 4 | | University, and Immanuel Lutheran Church communities; and the | 5 | | citizens of a grateful nation; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we mourn, along with his family, friends, and the members of a | 9 | | grateful nation, the passing of United States Army National | 10 | | Guard Specialist Christopher Alexander Patterson; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of SPC Christopher Patterson as a | 14 | | symbol of our sympathy.
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