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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were saddened to learn
3 of the death of John A. Patterson, Sr., on November 23, 1999;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, He was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on
6 February 24, 1942; he moved to Chicago as a youngster; he
7 attended Lindbergh Elementary School and North Chicago
8 Community High School; and
9 WHEREAS, He enlisted in the United States Army and served
10 as a medical specialist for four years; and
11 WHEREAS, He married the former June Hooper on March 7,
12 1964; they were blessed with thirty-six years of marriage;
13 and
14 WHEREAS, He worked for twelve years at Johns Manville in
15 Waukegan as an overhead crane operator; later he was employed
16 as the Athletic Director for eight years at the Foss Park
17 District Youth Center in North Chicago; beginning in 1982, he
18 worked as a Wastewater Treatment Plant Laborer for the North
19 Shore Sanitary District in Gurnee; and
20 WHEREAS, He loved football; he was a semi-professional
21 football player for the Lake County Rifles in the mid 1960s
22 and his involvement with the sport led to the formation of
23 the North Chicago Flames Football Program; and
24 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
25 and friends, especially his wife, June; his sons, John Jr.,
26 Jamal, and Jeff; his daughter, Janina Woodard; his
27 daughters-in-law, Deborah and Dawn; his son-in-law, Darrell
28 Woodard; his grandchildren, Jarreau, Jasmyne, Jewel, Ulysses,
29 John III, and Jace; his mother, Inez Banks; his brothers,
30 James Patterson, Sr., George Patterson, Albert Patterson,
31 Charles Banks, Henry Banks, Freddie Patterson, Charles
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1 Patterson, and Shawn Mansfield; his sisters, Cloretha
2 Williams, Mary Lou Taylor, Gladys Williford, and Yolanda
3 Griffin; his aunts, Alberta Packard, Lucille Mayfield, Beulah
4 Smith, and Francis Packard; and his uncle, Alex Williams;
5 therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sorrow
8 and regret the death of John A. Patterson, Sr., and extend
9 our deepest condolences to his family and friends; and be it
10 further
11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to his widow, June Patterson.