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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mark A.
4Adams of Peoria, who passed away on September 3, 2017; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Mark Adams was born in Peoria to J.C. and Betty
6Porter Adams on November 24, 1961; he graduated from Manual
7High School in 1979, where he played on the 1975-1977 football
8teams inducted into the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame; he
9attended Triton College; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Mark Adams worked at the Youth Farm in Peoria
11County for many years, retiring as a coordinator; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Mark Adams enjoyed weightlifting; his personal
13best was 500 pounds; he was a loving, compassionate and
14independent man known for his mischievous wit and his
15bar-be-que; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Mark Adams was preceded in death by his parents;
17his brother, Charlie; and his sister, Gloria; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Mark Adams is survived by his daughter, Dominique
19Adams; his son, Jordan C. Brown-Adams; his granddaughter,
20Jordyn Adams-Hardin; his significant other, Alesia Wilkinson;

 

 

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1his sisters, Pam Adams, Jessica Williams, Portia Adams, and
2Tanya Adams; and a large, extended family who loved him dearly;
3therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
5HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6mourn the passing of Mark A. Adams, and extend our sincere
7condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
8him; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the family of Mark Adams as an expression of our
11deepest sympathy.