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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the passing of Gregory | ||||||
| 4 | A. Adamski of Chicago, who passed away on February 14, 2011; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Greg lived life with passion, for his wife, Karen | ||||||
| 7 | Conti, who he adored, his family, his profession, his clients, | ||||||
| 8 | for people, and for learning; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Greg was born on October 14, 1948 in Chicago's | ||||||
| 10 | Marquette Park; he received a Bachelor's and Master's degree | ||||||
| 11 | from Xavier University and a law degree from Catholic | ||||||
| 12 | University of America Law School in Washington, D.C., where he | ||||||
| 13 | was a law review editor; after serving as a law clerk to U.S. | ||||||
| 14 | District Court Judge Richard B. Austin, he joined the law firm | ||||||
| 15 | of Winston & Strawn, where he became a partner and developed | ||||||
| 16 | the firm's first pro bono program; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Greg and his wife, best friend, and law partner, | ||||||
| 18 | Karen Conti, hosted "Legally Speaking" on Sunday nights on WGN | ||||||
| 19 | AM 720, discussing and debating legal issues in the news and | ||||||
| 20 | fielding listeners' legal questions; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Greg and his wife were founding and managing | ||||||
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| 1 | partners in the Chicago law firm of Adamski and Conti LLC and | ||||||
| 2 | taught at the University of Illinois College of Law; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Throughout nearly 40 years as an attorney, Greg | ||||||
| 4 | tried hundreds of cases and argued more than 60 appeals, | ||||||
| 5 | including one in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of | ||||||
| 6 | the Cook County Democratic Party; in the 1990s, Greg and his | ||||||
| 7 | wife, Karen, also represented serial killer John Wayne Gacy in | ||||||
| 8 | the last set of his death row appeals; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, In 2001, Greg received the first Elmer Gertz Award | ||||||
| 10 | from the Illinois Bar Association for representing the poor and | ||||||
| 11 | advocating civil rights; he received numerous awards and | ||||||
| 12 | recognitions both as an outstanding attorney and for his radio | ||||||
| 13 | shows on WGN and on other stations; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Gregory Adamski is survived by his wife, Karen | ||||||
| 15 | Conti; his mother, Catherine Bandurski; his siblings, Mary Sue | ||||||
| 16 | Thomas, Richard Adams, and Michael Adamski; and his son, Rik; | ||||||
| 17 | therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 19 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 20 | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
| 21 | Gregory A. Adamski; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the family of Gregory A. Adamski as a symbol of | ||||||
| 3 | our sincere sympathy.
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