Full Text of SR0576 97th 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 SPC Christopher Patterson who passed away | 4 | | January 6, 2012, while proudly serving his country in the | 5 | | Kandahar Province in Afghanistan; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, He was born April 17, 1991 in Philadelphia, | 7 | | Pennsylvania, the son of Robert and Mary (nee, Schneider) | 8 | | Patterson; he was a 2009 graduate of West Aurora High School, | 9 | | and was continuing his studies in music education at Valparaiso | 10 | | University in Indiana; he was a member of the professional | 11 | | music fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and toured with the | 12 | | school's premiere vocal ensemble, the Chorale; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He also composed and arranged music with the a | 14 | | cappella group VuVox and for the West High STUDy Hall Choir; he | 15 | | was co-captain and first board for the West High Chess Team and | 16 | | was honored to be under the tutelage of Robert Payne; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Coming from a strong military family, he enlisted | 18 | | with the Indiana National Guard and served as a 12B Combat | 19 | | Engineer with the 713th Engineering Company (Sapper) based out | 20 | | of the Valparaiso Armory; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, SPC Christopher Patterson is survived by his |
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| 1 | | parents, Robert and Mary Patterson; his brothers, Carl | 2 | | Patterson, Sean (Anna) Patterson, and Thomas (Robyn) | 3 | | Patterson; his paternal grandparents, Durland and Sally (nee | 4 | | Clark) Patterson; his maternal grandparents, Jim and Claire | 5 | | (nee Dux) Schneider; his godparents, Kathy and George Jirasek; | 6 | | his many aunts, uncles, nephews, cousins, and dear friends; and | 7 | | his "adopted" siblings, Billy Czech, Aaron Foster, and Candace | 8 | | Robinson; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 | | his family, friends, and a grateful nation, the passing of SPC | 12 | | Christopher Patterson; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of SPC Christopher | 14 | | Patterson and his willingness to serve his country, which led | 15 | | to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of SPC Christopher Patterson as a | 18 | | symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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