Full Text of SR0417 99th 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 Jack A. Adams, Ph.D., who passed away on | 4 | | April 8, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Adams was born in Waukegan on September 9, | 6 | | 1931 to Alexander and Sophia Adams; after a distinguished high | 7 | | school academic and athletic career, he attended the University | 8 | | of Wisconsin, where he studied toward his undergraduate degree | 9 | | and lettered in baseball and basketball; while at Wisconsin, he | 10 | | was active in the Army ROTC and received a commission as an | 11 | | officer in the United States Army; he served in the Signal | 12 | | Corps, spending significant time in the Orient and Europe | 13 | | during his career; he resigned his commission in 1962; he | 14 | | remained active in the Army Reserve, attaining the rank of Lt. | 15 | | Colonel and was the presiding officer of the Waukegan Arsenal | 16 | | during the cold war era; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, At the conclusion of his Army career, Dr. Adams | 18 | | pursued his passion for higher education, attending Roosevelt | 19 | | University and Northwestern University, earning a Ph.D. in | 20 | | educational administration; during this time, he held | 21 | | associate and full professorships at both institutions; he also | 22 | | spearheaded efforts to fund and found the College of Lake | 23 | | County as President of the College of Lake County Association; |
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| 1 | | after receipt of his doctorate, he pursued a career that | 2 | | eventually led to the University of San Diego, where he was the | 3 | | Director of Special Projects and a Professor of Educational | 4 | | Administration; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Adams was an avid skier and horticulturalist | 6 | | and after his retirement in 1999, he operated a private flower | 7 | | farm in Escondido, California; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Adams was preceded in death by his brother, | 9 | | John; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Adams is survived by his brother, Paul | 11 | | (Adrienne) Adams; his 3 sons, Gregory (Karen), Jeffrey (Pati), | 12 | | and Paul; and his 6 grandchildren, Cameron, Zachary, Tyler, | 13 | | Lucas, Evan, and Emily; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Jack A. Adams, Ph.D., and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | 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 Dr. Adams as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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