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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Eugene L. "Gene" Adams of McHenry, who
4passed away on February 6, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Eugene Adams was born in McHenry to Lewis and
6Clara (nee Pitzen) Adams on June 13, 1920; he graduated from
7McHenry High School in 1938 and worked at Pitzen's Camp "The
8Bay" while going to high school and after graduation; at the
9age of 21, he was inducted into the United States Army and
10served during World War II from 1941 until 1945; as an
11infantryman, he was awarded the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon
12with 3 Bronze Battle Stars, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon
13with 1 Bronze Battle Star, and a Purple Heart Medal; after his
14honorable discharge, he married Marion Hausheer at St. Mary
15Church in McHenry on August 22, 1946; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Eugene Adams worked for Henry Muntz & Son of Elgin
17as an on-the-road hardware salesman; one of his accounts was
18Lee & Ray Electric, and in the early 1950s, he joined the
19business as part-owner; his role grew until ownership was
20turned over to his sons, Paul and Greg in December of 1973;
21from 1974 to his retirement in June of 1985, he worked for
22Englewood Electrical Supply; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Eugene Adams enjoyed fishing, gardening, and
2getting together with his friends; his monthly card club
3gathering with his buddies spanned 70 years; he often referred
4to himself as the V.P. of the L.C.G. (the Leinenkugal Choral
5Group), an annual fishing trip at Clam Lake; he volunteered,
6along with his wife, for the FISH food pantry in McHenry; he
7was a longtime member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, St.
8Mary Court 594; he was a lifelong member of St. Mary Church in
9McHenry, where he ushered; he was also a member and past
10President of the McHenry Kiwanis, where he organized the Peanut
11Day fundraiser for several years; he was also involved with the
12beginning of Little League Baseball in McHenry and a member of
13Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4600 in McHenry; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Eugene Adams was preceded in death by his parents;
15his wife, Marion; his son, Greg; and his brother, Charles "Bud"
16"Sharky" Adams; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Eugene Adams is survived by his 5 children, John
18"Jack" (Janet) Adams, Paul (Marjory) Adams, Mark (Sharon)
19Adams, Mary (Tom) Knaack, and Patricia (Mark) Giacomo; his 14
20grandchildren; and his 5 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
22ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
23Eugene L. "Gene" Adams, and extend our sincere condolences to

 

 

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1his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Eugene Adams as an expression of our
5deepest sympathy.