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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 sadness of the death of Lance |
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| Corporal Andrew Grant Patten of Byron on Thursday, December 1, |
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| 2005, on the battlefield in Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born June 1, 1986, in Rockford to Alan G. |
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| Patten and Gayle Patten-Naschansky; he was a lifelong Byron |
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| resident before joining the U.S. Marine Corps in August of |
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| 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from Byron High School in May of |
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| 2004, where he wrestled and played football; he liked music and |
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| he played four different instruments, including guitar, piano, |
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| viola, and trumpet; and
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| WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Patten had a deep and abiding faith |
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| in God and was very active in the Maywood Evangelical Free |
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| Church youth group; he enjoyed snow camping, rock climbing, |
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| four wheeling, and anything adventurous; and
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| WHEREAS, He was last stationed at 29 Palms, California and |
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| was deployed to Iraq on July 4, 2005; he was nicknamed "Rev" by |
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| his fellow soldiers because of his closeness to God and his |
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| willingness to share his beliefs with others; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lance Corporal Patten has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Alan (fiance, |
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| Diane Kerr) Patten and Gayle (Victor) Naschansky; his sister, |
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| Allison Patten; his grandparents, Richard and Dorothea Seaman; |
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| and his many special friends, especially Eddie and Josh |
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| Engelert and Matt Nyberg, his solid rock friends; he was |
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| preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Ray and Helen |
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| Drake, and his aunt, Donna Nelson; therefore, be it
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