We’re more than a third of the way through our fundraising to honor Pat Botterman’s legacy and more than a third toward our goal — right on track.

If you haven’t already, please donate what you can.

As if you needed a reminder of Pat’s impact on our little neck of the woods, check out the impromptu eulogies left at Capitol Fax when Rich Miller reported on his death… A lot of heartfelt mourning, for good reason, from Dems, Republicans, family and friends.

To reiterate, Pat often dug deep into his own pockets to help keep the local Wheeling Township Democratic Organization up and running. That group’s office (shared with the Palatine Twp Dems) is the only permanent Democratic office in the purpling Chicago northwest suburbs and it’s used by a variety of campaigns and groups as a way to touch base and keep organized.

Your donation — small or large — will help keep it going. Please contribute now.

Want to know more about Pat and his life’s work? Glad you asked…

  • Here is the local Daily Herald’s obituary on Pat Botterman.
  • Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown also reviewed Pat’s career (via the affable Frank Coconate, scroll down to March 12, 2008).
  • State Representative John Fritchey gives us his take on Pat’s work.
  • E-man gives us a tear-jerker take on his experiences working with Pat in the campaign trenches.
  • And a few more comments about Pat via the Hyer Standard blog.

Keep that legacy of hard-nosed determination and personal integrity going, with your donation in Pat’s memory.

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Earlier posts in this series…

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(c/p Daily Kos)