Full Text of SR0604 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Jerrold Arnold "Jerry" Adamson of Moline, | 4 | | who passed away on July 31, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Adamson was born in Oak Park to Arnold and | 6 | | Mildred (Lundquist) Adamson on March 25, 1931; he served in the | 7 | | U.S. Army during the Korean War and married Marjory Higbee in | 8 | | Chicago on March 3, 1951; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Adamson worked for Illinois Bell for 37 | 10 | | years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Adamson was involved with the YMCA Indian | 12 | | Guides for many years; he was also active in the Telephone | 13 | | Pioneers, where he was a past president and earned 24 awards | 14 | | and certificates; he was instrumental in several inventions for | 15 | | people with disabilities, including Talking Books, Pioneer | 16 | | Pete, and baseball for the blind; he was an avid Chicago sports | 17 | | fan; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Adamson was preceded in death by his former | 19 | | wife, Marjory, and his brother, Roger; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Adamson is survived by his sons, Jeffery |
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| 1 | | (April), Mark (Christy), and Glenn Adamson; his grandchildren, | 2 | | James (Audrey), Patrick (Christie), Ryan (Carol), Luke, and | 3 | | Morgan Adamson and Stacy (Bob) Meteer; his | 4 | | great-grandchildren, Victoria, Grant, Claire, Eleanor, and | 5 | | George; his siblings, Jim (Peg) Adamson and Kay (Gerald) | 6 | | Rosemeyer; and his sister-in-law, Betty Derby; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Jerrold Arnold "Jerry" Adamson and extend our sincere | 10 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 11 | | him; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Jerry Adamson as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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