Full Text of HR1313 93rd General Assembly
HR1313 93RD 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 regret of the death of Samuel A. | 4 |
| Patch on Wednesday, January 5, 2005; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Samuel A. Patch was born in Chicago on September | 6 |
| 24, 1933, and remained a life-long resident of the city to | 7 |
| which he made such significant contribution; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Patch graduated from Englewood High School and | 9 |
| earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from | 10 |
| Kentucky State College; and
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| WHEREAS, He served his country as a member of the United | 12 |
| States Armed Forces; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an active member of the Kappa Alpha Psi | 14 |
| Fraternity; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Patch was both a dedicated teacher in the | 16 |
| Chicago Public School System and played semi-professional | 17 |
| football for the Chicago Crusaders; and
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| WHEREAS, He was the loving father of Shari Wilson, | 19 |
| grandfather of four, affectionate brother of eight siblings | 20 |
| with four surviving siblings, and was uncle, mentor, and | 21 |
| cherished friend to many; and
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| WHEREAS, Samuel A. Patch was an astute businessman and | 23 |
| entrepreneur, acting as Manager of the Black Trey, owner of a | 24 |
| Northside nightclub, owner of International Trade Projects, | 25 |
| and owner/operator of Balton Corp., a restaurant, janitorial, | 26 |
| and paper supply company; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Patch believed in and contributed to the |
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| intellectual and political growth of the City's youth via | 2 |
| membership in the Illinois High School Association, | 3 |
| Directorship of the Third Ward Christmas Baskets and Family | 4 |
| Christmas parties for over 4,500 children, and in executive | 5 |
| officer positions with the Study Program for Elementary | 6 |
| Students, Cook County Young Democrats, and the District 13 | 7 |
| Educational Advisory Council; and
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| WHEREAS, He made innumerable contributions to the city and | 9 |
| his community via service as Assistant Director of Model | 10 |
| Cities-Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunities, as Chair of | 11 |
| Model Cities Near South Area Planning Council, as Director of | 12 |
| the Decisive Aspirational Development Program, as a member of | 13 |
| the Citizens Review Committee for Grants from the State | 14 |
| Department of Mental Health, as Vice President of the City-wide | 15 |
| Citizen Advisory Board on Mental Health, as a member of the | 16 |
| Advisory Board Firman United Christian Community Services, as | 17 |
| Co-Chair of the Harold Washington Stamp Committee, and as | 18 |
| Founding Member of the Human Resources Development Institute | 19 |
| (HRDI); and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Patch stood with courage and determination in | 21 |
| the movement for political empowerment of his community, | 22 |
| serving as Founder of the National Black Political Convention, | 23 |
| Chairman of the Illinois Black Political Assembly, Instructor | 24 |
| in political education classes for Chicago Black United | 25 |
| Communities (CBUC) and the Charles A. Hayes Center, as a Board | 26 |
| Member for the National Black Political Coordinating | 27 |
| Committee, a member of the Task Force for Black Political | 28 |
| Empowerment, and a member of the Harold Washington Institute | 29 |
| for Research and Political Studies; and
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| WHEREAS, He was close friend, confidant, and advisor on | 31 |
| political strategy to the City's first African American Mayor, | 32 |
| Harold Washington, serving the Mayor prior to and during his | 33 |
| mayoralty and continuing thereafter to preserve Mayor |
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| Washington's ideals and legacy by acting as District | 2 |
| Administrator in the historic First Congressional District, as | 3 |
| Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, and as a member of the | 4 |
| Chicago Public Library's Harold Washington Archives and | 5 |
| Collections Committee and the Harold Washington Think Tank; and
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| WHEREAS Mr. Patch stood for fairness in government and in | 7 |
| the electoral process, spearheading successful efforts for the | 8 |
| adoption of a reapportionment map to ensure electoral | 9 |
| representation and the retention of three Majority-Black | 10 |
| Congressional Districts, an effort that earned him the | 11 |
| sobriquet "Mr. Superb" by the Chicago Sun-Times, and serving as | 12 |
| a Delegate to the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention; and
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| WHEREAS, He leaves a legacy of excellence, intellect, | 14 |
| dedication, and courage to the many young people whom he | 15 |
| befriended, mentored, and urged to follow him in leading lives | 16 |
| of progressive political, social, and community activism; | 17 |
| therefore, be it | 18 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| mourn the death of Samuel A. Patch, and we extend our deepest | 21 |
| sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 22 |
| him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 24 |
| presented to the family of Mr. Patch as an expression of our | 25 |
| sincere condolences.
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