Full Text of HR0812 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of James D. | 4 | | Patton, who passed away on January 28, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Patton was a retired colonel in the U.S. | 6 | | Army and a World War II veteran; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, James Patton was retired lieutenant with the | 8 | | Chicago Police Department; at the age of 94, he still worked as | 9 | | office manager of Patton Motor Service; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, James Patton was a member of the Military Officers | 11 | | Association of America; most recently, he was a parishioner at | 12 | | St. Julie Billiart in Tinley Park; before that, he was a | 13 | | parishioner of St. Barnabas Parish in Beverly; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, In 2019, James Patton was honored before a Chicago | 15 | | White Sox game as "Hero of the Day"; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, James Patton was the beloved husband for 71 years | 17 | | of Eileen (Quagliano); the loving father of Kathleen (the late | 18 | | Greg) Gora, Eileen (Michael) Havey, Madonna (the late Ken) | 19 | | Halicki, Maureen (the late Bill) Lash, James (Cookie), Pat | 20 | | (Colleen), John Ret. CFD (Candy) Patton, and Amy (Greg) Preves; |
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| 1 | | proud grandfather of 22 and great-grandfather of 22; and uncle | 2 | | of many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we mourn the passing of James D. Patton and extend our sincere | 6 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 7 | | him; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of James Patton as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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