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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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8 | WHEREAS, Dr. Adams was preceded in death by his brother, | ||||||
9 | John; and
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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
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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
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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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