Full Text of SR1136 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Steven L. "Steve" Adams of Bloomington, | 4 | | who passed away on May 8, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steve Adams was born in Bloomington to Kenneth and | 6 | | Freda Pomrenke Adams on October 9, 1946; he earned his Bachelor | 7 | | of Science in Business Administration from Illinois Wesleyan | 8 | | University in 1968; he served in the U.S. Army as a Specialist | 9 | | 5th Class with the United Nations Command in Seoul, South Korea | 10 | | from 1968 to 1970; he was awarded the Joint Services | 11 | | Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service; he completed | 12 | | graduate coursework in counseling at Illinois State | 13 | | University; he married Sandra "Sandi" Platta on June 3, 1977; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Steve Adams began announcing Municipal League | 16 | | baseball games at McCormick Field as a teenager; his | 17 | | association with the local sports scene led to a 10-year career | 18 | | as a sports writer and an assistant sports editor for The Daily | 19 | | Pantagraph; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Steve Adams maintained a professional career at | 21 | | Illinois State University that spanned 37 years; he joined the | 22 | | Office of Admissions as an assistant to the director in 1976; |
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| 1 | | four years later, he was named associate director of | 2 | | Admissions; he oversaw a departmental transition to Enrollment | 3 | | Management, where he became director; he also served as acting | 4 | | director of Financial Aid and was an assistant to the provost; | 5 | | he was appointed vice president of Student Affairs in 2006; | 6 | | following his retirement in 2011, he continued to serve out of | 7 | | the president's office for two more years; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Steve Adams was well known as the Voice of the | 9 | | Redbirds for over 40 years, using his familiar, rich voice to | 10 | | enhance the fan experience in the Redbird Arena for Illinois | 11 | | State University men's basketball games and at Hancock Stadium | 12 | | for football as the public address announcer; he also announced | 13 | | the Illinois High School Association's state championships in | 14 | | football for over 20 years and both the boys and girls | 15 | | basketball state finals for over 10 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Steve Adams received a number of awards during his | 17 | | career, including the Neal R. Gamsky Quality of Student Life | 18 | | Award from ISU Student Affairs, the Stretch Miller Award for | 19 | | service to ISU Athletics, the Joseph F. Warner Golden Redbird | 20 | | Award, and the Missouri Valley Conference Most Courageous | 21 | | Award; he was recognized by the Illinois Basketball Coaches | 22 | | Association Hall of Fame and the University High School Alumni | 23 | | Association Pioneer Hall of Fame; the Illinois State Alumni | 24 | | Association named him an honorary member; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Steve Adams was known for his commitment and | 2 | | dedication to excellence; he was beloved as a boss and admired | 3 | | by his colleagues; his caring and nurturing nature contributed | 4 | | to his ability to excel during his tenure in Student Affairs at | 5 | | Illinois State University; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Steve Adams was preceded in death by his parents; | 7 | | his sister, Nancy Adams Tjaden; and his brother-in-law, Donald | 8 | | Tjaden; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Steve Adams is survived by his wife, Sandi; his | 10 | | daughters, Katie (Ben) Hart and SuzAnne Smithson; his | 11 | | grandchildren, Lauren Hart, Alex Hart, Riley Smithson, and | 12 | | Cooper Smithson; his niece, Linda (Bob) St. John; and his | 13 | | nephew, Scott Tjaden; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Steven L. "Steve" Adams and extend our sincere condolences to | 17 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Steve Adams as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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