SR0514 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Gregory J. Adamson of Peoria, who passed away on June 11, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Adamson was born in Monticello, Iowa to Robert and Barbara (Vernon) Adamson on December 9, 1960; he graduated Summa Cum Laude from Augustana College with a bachelor's degree in biology and pre-med; he received his medical degree from Stanford University Medical School; he was a member of the Aristea Freshman Honor Society and Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta Chapter; he married Michelle M. Rodriguez in Santa Fe, New Mexico on January 16, 1993; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Adamson started his career in Peoria at Great Plains Orthopedics; he then founded Peoria Hand Surgery in 2015; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Adamson traveled to Haiti to provide free Orthopedic surgical services to victims of the earthquake in 2010; he also regularly volunteered at Cordoba Healthcare, where he provided free medical care to the Peoria community; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Adamson was a member of the J.W. Littler Hand Society, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Illinois State Medical Society, where he served as a Delegate at the annual meetings and was recently elected as the Region 1 Trustee, and the American Medical Association; he joined the Peoria Medical Society in 1995 and had been active on the board since 2011, taking a leave from 2013 until 2015 to pursue his Masters of Business Administration at the University of Michigan; when he returned, he again joined the board of directors and served as a Director in 2016 and as President Elect in 2017; he was currently serving as the society's immediate Past President; he was published in the Journal of Arthroplasty in 1996; he was a presenter at the Western Orthopedic Association Conference; he was elected to the Peoria County Board in 2016 and represented District 11; his outstanding leadership will be missed; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Adamson was preceded in death by his mother and his brother, Clayton Adamson; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Adamson is survived by his wife, Michelle; his children, Hannah, Clayton, Lily, and Sarah Adamson; his father, Robert Marvin (Shirley) Adamson; and his siblings, Parke (Diane) Adamson and Ellen Kay (Ty) Taylor; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Dr. Gregory J. Adamson and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dr. Adamson as an expression of our deepest sympathy.