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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of
William Patterson of Canton, who passed |
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| away on July 16, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, William Patterson was born on October 15, 1937 in |
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| Pinckneyville; he is the son of Harold and Evelyn Ritter; he |
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| married Sandra L. Rumler on April 10, 1960; she preceded him in |
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| death; he later married Lawanda "Pudge" Sprecher on May 22, |
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| 1992; and
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| WHEREAS, William Patterson graduated from Canton Senior |
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| High School in May 1955 and attended Western Illinois |
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| University; he worked as an insurance broker and later worked |
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| for over 35 years for Yeomans Distributing Company; he later |
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| was a car salesman for over 10 years at Coleman Ford in Canton; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, William Patterson was a member of Delta Sigma Phi |
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| Fraternity, the Elks Lodge 626, and the Moose Lodge; and he was |
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| an avid Illini, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Cardinals, and Canton |
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| sports fan; and
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| WHEREAS, William Patterson was preceded in death by his |
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| parents and his wife, Sandra L. Rumler; and
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