Full Text of HR0261 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 passing of Gregory | 4 | | A. Adamski of Chicago, who passed away on February 14, 2011; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Greg lived life with passion, for his wife, Karen | 7 | | Conti, who he adored, his family, his profession, his clients, | 8 | | for people, and for learning; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Greg was born on October 14, 1948 in Chicago's | 10 | | Marquette Park; he received a Bachelor's and Master's degree | 11 | | from Xavier University and a law degree from Catholic | 12 | | University of America Law School in Washington, D.C., where he | 13 | | was a law review editor; after serving as a law clerk to U.S. | 14 | | District Court Judge Richard B. Austin, he joined the law firm | 15 | | of Winston & Strawn, where he became a partner and developed | 16 | | the firm's first pro bono program; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Greg and his wife, best friend, and law partner, | 18 | | Karen Conti, hosted "Legally Speaking" on Sunday nights on WGN | 19 | | AM 720, discussing and debating legal issues in the news and | 20 | | fielding listeners' legal questions; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Greg and his wife were founding and managing |
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| 1 | | partners in the Chicago law firm of Adamski and Conti LLC and | 2 | | taught at the University of Illinois College of Law; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Throughout nearly 40 years as an attorney, Greg | 4 | | tried hundreds of cases and argued more than 60 appeals, | 5 | | including one in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of | 6 | | the Cook County Democratic Party; in the 1990s, Greg and his | 7 | | wife, Karen, also represented serial killer John Wayne Gacy in | 8 | | the last set of his death row appeals; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, In 2001, Greg received the first Elmer Gertz Award | 10 | | from the Illinois Bar Association for representing the poor and | 11 | | advocating civil rights; he received numerous awards and | 12 | | recognitions both as an outstanding attorney and for his radio | 13 | | shows on WGN and on other stations; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Gregory Adamski is survived by his wife, Karen | 15 | | Conti; his mother, Catherine Bandurski; his siblings, Mary Sue | 16 | | Thomas, Richard Adams, and Michael Adamski; and his son, Rik; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 21 | | Gregory A. Adamski; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Gregory A. Adamski as a symbol of | 3 | | our sincere sympathy.
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