Full Text of HR0914 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jay Paul | 4 | | Adams of Zion, who passed away on March 20, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born February 15, 1959 in Fort Worth, Texas | 6 | | to Robert and Olivia Adams; although he accepted Christ at an | 7 | | early age, he recently rededicated his life back to the Lord | 8 | | and was a member of Jesus Name Apostolic Church; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He and his family made Waukegan their home in | 10 | | 1970, where he attended Waukegan East High School and graduated | 11 | | with the class of 1979; while in high school, he was a member | 12 | | of the football and wrestling teams and made several lifelong | 13 | | friendships; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, He had a passion for cooking and made a career in | 15 | | the culinary arts field; he was a long time employee for Great | 16 | | Lakes Naval Base and held the position of Assistant Director at | 17 | | Galley 535; from there he continued on as one of the head chefs | 18 | | for Abbott Laboratories where he remained employed until his | 19 | | passing; he was also a partner in the J & M Catering Co., which | 20 | | he co-founded with Michael Herring in 2004; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, He was a kind, loving, and gentle man that loved |
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| 1 | | the Lord; he was well known in the community and will always be | 2 | | remembered for his positive outlook on life, his willingness to | 3 | | help others, his big heart, and his integrity; he had a passion | 4 | | for helping others, which extended to his strong commitment to | 5 | | the Oxford Houses, where he served as treasurer for 13 years; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his adoring mother, | 8 | | Olivia Adams; his stepmother, Velma Adams; his brothers, Robert | 9 | | Adams, Jr., James Adams, and Joseph Adams; and his special | 10 | | brothers-in-law, Robert L. Strowder and Stanley Duffie; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jay Paul Adams is survived by his wife, Odessa; | 12 | | his children, Joslynn Adams and Terrell White; his father, | 13 | | Robert Adams Sr.; his sisters, Dinah (Jimmie) Betts, Lorraine | 14 | | Duffie, and Corrie Adams; his brother, Robert (Minnie) Adams | 15 | | III; his stepsisters, Darcy Stevenson, Clydie Myers, and Alicia | 16 | | (James) Harris; his stepbrothers, Leonard Irby, Robert | 17 | | Catchings, Paul Catchings, and James Catchings; his | 18 | | sister-in-law, Nanette Adams; and a host of loving nieces, | 19 | | nephews, friends, and 7 stepchildren; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jay | 23 | | Paul Adams; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Jay Paul Adams as a symbol of our | 3 | | sincere sympathy.
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