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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Doris J. Patterson on |
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| Friday, September 30, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on March 23, 1938, in St. Louis, |
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| Missouri, to Otto Hurley and Cora Hart; she graduated from |
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| Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana, in 1956, with honors in |
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| academics, specializing in mathematics; she was also one of the |
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| top baton-twirling cheerleaders in the nation and majorette in |
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| Chicago's Bud Billiken parade; and
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| WHEREAS, During high school, she was an active member of |
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| the Universal Negro Improvement Association, French Club, and |
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| Girls Athletic Association; sewing was a hobby that she |
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| perfected to excellence and buying material was a habit that |
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| she refused to let go; in her spare time, she also enjoyed |
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| reading Harlequin Romance novels; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1957, she married Samuel McCarter, Sr., and he |
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| preceded her in death; seeking to improve the quality of life |
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| for her children, she moved from Missouri's Pruitt-Igo public |
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| housing project to the south side of Chicago; in 1966, she |
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| married Lonnie "Pat" Patterson, who also preceded her in death; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Patterson worked at Children's Memorial |
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| Hospital as a payroll supervisor for over 25 years; she retired |
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| and moved to Compton, California, and worked at Ralphs Grocery |
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| Company, an affiliate of The Kroger Co. grocer retail stores, |
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| as an accounts payable clerk until her retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Doris J. Patterson has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially her children, DiAna McCarter, Raymond |
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| (Faith) McCarter, Deborah (Robert) Hayes, Samuel A. McCarter, |