Full Text of SR0484 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of William Hardy McAdams Jr. of Moline, | 4 | | who passed away on September 5, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, William McAdams was born to William Hardy Sr. and | 6 | | Helen M. (Davis) McAdams in Moline on October 7, 1928; he | 7 | | committed to his faith at an early age and was baptized at | 8 | | Tabernacle Baptist Church; he attended Garfield Elementary | 9 | | School and John Deere Junior High School; he received the | 10 | | American Legion Award in 1943; he graduated from Moline High | 11 | | School in 1947, where he was president student mayor and a | 12 | | member of the Civic and Letterman's Club and participated in | 13 | | football, track, and basketball; he attended the University of | 14 | | Iowa, where he was polemarch, or president, of Kappa Alpha Psi | 15 | | Fraternity, Inc., Gamma Chapter; he left school to serve in | 16 | | the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in France and Germany; he | 17 | | later returned to and graduated from the University of Iowa; | 18 | | he married Charlotte Ann Nabors in 1952; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, After his military service, William McAdams | 20 | | worked at John Deere and the U.S. Post Office and held various | 21 | | jobs until he became a foreman at International Harvester (IH) | 22 | | in East Moline, where he retired after 25 years; he then worked | 23 | | as a correctional officer at Seventh District Department of |
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| 1 | | Corrections in Davenport, Iowa for 10 years; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, William McAdams was a member of the Rock Island | 3 | | County Historical Society and the Rock Island Martin Luther | 4 | | King Center's Active Club; in 2023, his story was published in | 5 | | a book of memoirs collected by Judge John O'Shea titled | 6 | | Memories of The Great Depression: A Time Remembered; he also | 7 | | compiled the books called Death Index: African Americans and | 8 | | Others in the Rock Island, Illinois area, also known as The Red | 9 | | Books; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, William McAdams enjoyed playing the piano, | 11 | | listening to classical music, and gathering with his friends | 12 | | at the Dead Poet's Espresso coffee house in Moline; he also | 13 | | enjoyed going to the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa in late | 14 | | April; in mid-May, he took his wife and daughters to the IHSA | 15 | | Girls Track & Field State Finals at Eastern Illinois | 16 | | University, where Charlotte would officiate the track and | 17 | | field events and his daughters would participate; he loved | 18 | | spending time with his children, grandchildren, and | 19 | | great-grandchildren and making his famous pancakes for the | 20 | | family; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, William McAdams, affectionately known as "Mac", | 22 | | was an avid reader, a historian, an Iowa Hawkeyes fan, and a | 23 | | photographer; he will be remembered as a loyal husband and a |
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| 1 | | great father and grandfather; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, William McAdams was preceded in death by his wife | 3 | | of 64 years, Charlotte; his parents; his grandchildren, Erica | 4 | | Lynn McAdams and Mykael Jamal Harrison; his son-in-law, | 5 | | Kearney Walker; his brother-in-law, Joe Allen; and his | 6 | | sister-in-law, Rev. Juanita McAdams; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, William McAdams is survived by his children, | 8 | | Rochelle (Mark) Thornton, Valerie (Rev. Dr. David) Jarrett, | 9 | | Charlotte (Donald) Harrison, Frances (Royal) Foreman, | 10 | | Katherine McAdams, Stacey McAdams, Kenny (Michelle) McAdams, | 11 | | Adrienne Walker, Lesley McAdams, and Kelley (Aubrey) Clay; his | 12 | | siblings, Rev. David McAdams and Helen Allen; his cousins, | 13 | | Gilbert Davis and Elaine Chisholm; his brother-in-law, Robert | 14 | | Davis; his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a host | 15 | | of nieces and nephews; therefore, be it | 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | William Hardy McAdams Jr. and extend our sincere condolences | 19 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 20 | | it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of William McAdams as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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