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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
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| 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals
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| 4 | | who have served our country and, in doing so, have made the
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| 5 | | ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, United States Army Specialist Christopher A. |
| 7 | | Patterson of North Aurora was killed in action in Afghanistan |
| 8 | | on January 6, 2012, along with 3 of his fellow Indiana National |
| 9 | | Guardsmen; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Spc. Patterson was born in Philadelphia,
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| 11 | | Pennsylvania on April 17, 1991 to Robert and Mary (nee |
| 12 | | Schneider) Patterson; he graduated from West Aurora High School |
| 13 | | in 2009 and continued his
studies in music education at |
| 14 | | Valparaiso University in Indiana, where he was a member of the |
| 15 | | professional music fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha
Sinfonia and toured |
| 16 | | with the school's premiere vocal ensemble, the
Chorale; he also |
| 17 | | composed and arranged music with a
cappella group VuVox and for |
| 18 | | the West High STUDy Hall Choir; he was co-captain and first |
| 19 | | board for the
West High Chess Team and was honored to be under |
| 20 | | the tutelage of Robert Payne; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Spc. Patterson came from a strong military
family; |
| 22 | | he enlisted with the Indiana National Guard and served as a 12B |
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| 1 | | Combat Engineer with the 713th
Engineering Company (Sapper) |
| 2 | | based out of the Valparaiso Armory; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Despite receiving an authorized exception on his |
| 4 | | deployment to complete his studies, Spc. Patterson, embodying |
| 5 | | the true spirit of patriotism and bravery, volunteered to |
| 6 | | accompany his unit on its deployment; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Spc. Patterson is survived by his parents, Robert |
| 8 | | and Mary
Patterson; his 3 brothers, Carl Patterson, Sean (Anna) |
| 9 | | Patterson, and Thomas
Patterson; his paternal grandparents, |
| 10 | | Durland and Sally (nee Clark) Patterson; his maternal |
| 11 | | grandparents, Jim and Claire (nee Dux) Schneider; his |
| 12 | | godparents,
Kathy and George Jirasek; many aunts, uncles, |
| 13 | | nephews, cousins, and dear friends; and by his "adopted" |
| 14 | | siblings, Billy Czech, Aaron Foster, and Candace Robinson; |
| 15 | | therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 18 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of |
| 19 | | Illinois Route 31 as it passes through North Aurora as the |
| 20 | | "Spc. Christopher A. Patterson Memorial Highway"; and be it |
| 21 | | further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
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| 1 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
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| 2 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
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| 3 | | giving notice of the name "Spc. Christopher A. Patterson |
| 4 | | Memorial Highway";
and be it further
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| 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 6 | | presented to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation |
| 7 | | and the family of Spc. Patterson.
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