Bill Text: IL SR0490 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Patrick Carl Matchette of Winthrop Harbor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0490 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0490-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Patrick Carl Matchette of Winthrop | ||||||
4 | Harbor, who passed away on May 20, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Patrick Matchette grew up in Wheaton and served | ||||||
6 | five years in the U.S. Navy Reserve; he received his Doctor of | ||||||
7 | Veterinary Medicine from the University of Illinois and a | ||||||
8 | degree in biochemistry from Purdue University; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Patrick Matchette retired from Abbott | ||||||
10 | Laboratories after 20 years with the Agricultural Research and | ||||||
11 | Development division; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Patrick Matchette was a scientist, a farmer, a | ||||||
13 | master gardener, an avid reader, and a lifelong learner who | ||||||
14 | valued education greatly and instilled that love of learning in | ||||||
15 | his children; he appreciated humor and always had a pun or joke | ||||||
16 | to share; he enjoyed politics, books, history, old western TV | ||||||
17 | shows, Cubs baseball, and many other topics; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Patrick Matchette was preceded in death by his | ||||||
19 | wife of 41 years, Priscilla (Groustra); and
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20 | WHEREAS, Patrick Matchette is survived by his children, |
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1 | Rebecca Matchette (Michael Messina), Roy Matchette (Doreen), | ||||||
2 | Ruth Matchette, Gail Matchette, and Audrey Pinto (Tony); his | ||||||
3 | grandchildren, Patrick, Evan, Jacob, Caleb, Virginia, Lukas, | ||||||
4 | Nina, Marcela, Zachary, and Priscilla; and his | ||||||
5 | great-grandchild, Elliot; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
8 | Patrick Carl Matchette and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
9 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
10 | further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of Patrick Matchette as an expression | ||||||
13 | of our deepest sympathy.
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