Bill Text: IL HR0812 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourn the death of James D. Patton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-03-12 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz [HR0812 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0812-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 5 | WHEREAS, James Patton was a retired colonel in the U.S. | ||||||
| 6 | Army and a World War II veteran; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In 2019, James Patton was honored before a Chicago | ||||||
| 15 | White Sox game as "Hero of the Day"; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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