SR0856 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Barbara Adkins of Batavia, who passed away on July 3, 2012; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Adkins was born in Crouse-Irving Hospital in Syracuse, New York, on April 23, 1928; she attended high school in Rantoul, Illinois, graduated from Illinois State Normal University in August 1948, and briefly taught in Malden, Illinois; she married Don Adkins in August 1950; she earned her Masters from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1966; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Adkins joined the School District 129 teaching staff in 1960, and taught mathematics at Jefferson, Washington, and North Campus, until she retired as the Chair of the Mathematics Department at West Aurora High School in 1992; she also taught evening classes in mathematics at Aurora University; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Adkins was involved in many book clubs over the years, including AAUW and the Minerva Coterie; she was actively involved for many years in the Aurora Education Association; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Adkins was preceded in death by her husband, Don and her son, Gerard Joseph Adkins; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Adkins is survived by her children, Catherine Lynn (Ret. Admiral Rick) Ruehe, Charles Donald (Marianne Linn) Adkins, and William Francis (Mary Ellen) Adkins; and her grandchildren, Emily (Andrew) Ruehe Puckett and Eric Lyons (Amita Sung) Ruehe; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Barbara Adkins, and we extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

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