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