Full Text of SR1124 96th 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 Russell F. "Pat" Patterson, who passed | 4 | | away on December 19, 2010; and
| 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
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Russell Patterson was a graduate of Alton High | 10 | | School; he subsequently attended Shurtleff College (Southern | 11 | | Illinois University); and
| 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
| 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 | 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 | 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
| 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" |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Russell Patterson as an expression | 4 | | of our sympathy.
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