Full Text of SR1905 100th 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 Joseph L. "Joe" Adler of Joliet, who | 4 | | passed away on June 9, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Adler was born to Joseph L. and Rachel Marie | 6 | | (Heintz) Adler on August 30, 1930; he attended St. Raymond | 7 | | Grade School, Joliet Catholic High School, and the University | 8 | | of Notre Dame; he served in the United States Air Force at Dow | 9 | | Air Force Base in Bangor, Maine and Misawa Air Force Base in | 10 | | Misawa, Japan; he married Jodie Biddle in 1952; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Joe Adler was past president of the J.L. Adler | 12 | | Roofing and Sheet Metal Company; founded in 1926, it is now a | 13 | | 4th generation company, with his three sons, three grandsons, | 14 | | and a granddaughter continuing the tradition of professional | 15 | | roofing and sheet metal work in Joliet and the northern | 16 | | Illinois area; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Joe Adler was a past president of the Chicago | 18 | | Roofing Contractors Association, past board member of the | 19 | | Vilaseca Day Care Center and the Boys and Girls Club of Joliet, | 20 | | and a founding member of the Will County Habitat for Humanity, | 21 | | the Spanish Community Center of Joliet, and the University of | 22 | | Notre Dame Senior Alumni Board; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Joe Adler and his wife were members of the Sacred | 2 | | Heart Parish Community in Joliet; during the winter months, | 3 | | they attended Mary Mother of Jesus Inclusive Catholic Community | 4 | | in Sarasota, Florida; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Adler and his wife were regional directors of | 6 | | the Christian Family Movement; they founded the Will County | 7 | | Conference on Religion and Race and the Spanish Community | 8 | | Center, for which they received recognition by the State of | 9 | | Illinois Senate for their work; they were members of the | 10 | | Chicago Catholic Jewish Dialogue Partnership and founded the | 11 | | Nationwide Tip the Maids Movement and the Young Christian | 12 | | Nurse's Movement; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Joe Adler was an avid sports fan; he built shrines | 14 | | for the Cubs and Notre Dame; one of his favorite treats was | 15 | | sharing a ball game with his sons, grandchildren, and sister; | 16 | | he loved Notre Dame and felt that the values of Notre Dame went | 17 | | far beyond football; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Joe Adler was preceded in death by his wife, | 19 | | Jodie; his parents; his infant daughter, Margaret Mary; his | 20 | | son, Michael; and his brother, Jack (Dorothy) Adler; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Joe Adler was a loving father, foster father, |
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| 1 | | grandfather, and great-grandfather to Dan Adler and family – | 2 | | Jake (Megan) and son, Julian, Rachel (Robert) Ayoung Chee and | 3 | | two sons, Evan and Ian, Emma, Josh, and Nathan; Teddy (Ray) | 4 | | Finney and family – Bridget (Brad) Thomas and their daughters, | 5 | | Izzy and Ellie, Emily (Nanasei) Agyemang and their sons, | 6 | | Quentin, Finney, and Akosah, Jenna (Brian) Murphy and their | 7 | | children, Mary, Michael, and Bridget, Lily Saavedra White | 8 | | (Chris) and their children, Eric, Jessica, and C.J., and Beth | 9 | | (Jack) McGrath; Jackie (Sam) Tucci and family – Sam IV (Andrea) | 10 | | and their son, Sam V, Tony, Jeff (Annika) Tucci and their son, | 11 | | Peter; Chris (Lori) Adler and family – Meghan (AJ) Vivaldelli | 12 | | and their daughter Elizabeth, Matt (Katie), CJ, and Sarah; the | 13 | | late Mike (Joanne) Adler and family – Kelly (Eric) Mutch, Mike | 14 | | (Caitlin) and their children, Benjamin and Caroline, Erin | 15 | | (Dave) Skaggs and their daughter, Sophia, and Collin (Gail); | 16 | | and Jay (Patty) Adler and family – Jenny, Joe IV (Elisabeth) | 17 | | and their sons, Joseph V and Caleb and Jon (Amber); foster | 18 | | children, Mardo Caceres and Joy Basilisco and her son, Aaron; | 19 | | Joe was also blessed with one sister, Mary Beth (the late Dr. | 20 | | Arthur) Wilhelmi, brother-in-law, Fr. Ward Biddle, | 21 | | sisters-in-law, Jackie (late John) Berg and Ed Smith, and Mimi | 22 | | (late John) Aisthorpe; Joe was an inspirational uncle to | 23 | | numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 24 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 25 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Joseph L. "Joe" Adler, and extend our sincere condolences to | 2 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Joe Adler as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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