Full Text of SR0822 99th 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 Albert A. "Alby" Adams of McHenry, who | 4 | | passed away on July 14, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Alby Adams was born in Johnsburg on November 12, | 6 | | 1929 to Otto and Coletta (Freund) Adams; he graduated from | 7 | | McHenry High School in 1947 and attended the School of Aviation | 8 | | at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana; he was united | 9 | | in marriage with Dorothy Van Ort at St. Joseph Catholic Church | 10 | | in Summit on May 5, 1951; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Alby Adams was the former owner of Adams Repair in | 12 | | Johnsburg and Adams Lawn & Leisure in McHenry; from 1973 until | 13 | | 1981, he served as the McHenry Township Clerk, and from 1981 | 14 | | until May of 1998, he served as McHenry Township Supervisor; in | 15 | | recognition of his distinguished service, the Albert A. Adams | 16 | | McHenry Township Park was formally named after him on May 14, | 17 | | 1998; he was dedicated and active in many civic and fraternal | 18 | | organizations during his lifetime; he was a founding member of | 19 | | the Johnsburg Community Club, a founding member of the | 20 | | Johnsburg Rescue Squad in 1952, and an organizer and founding | 21 | | member of McHenry Township Fire Protection District Company | 22 | | Two; he also served as a board member of Johnsburg School | 23 | | District 12 and a member of the McHenry County Board; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Alby Adams was a member of the Knights of Columbus | 2 | | Council 1288 and was a 4th degree Knight with the Bishop Boylan | 3 | | Assembly; he was a member of the McHenry Moose Lodge 691, where | 4 | | he served as past Governor and also received the Fellowship | 5 | | Degree of Honor in recognition for outstanding service to the | 6 | | lodge and fraternity; he was recognized for bringing in the | 7 | | most new members in a single year; other memberships included | 8 | | the Polish Legion of American Veterans Post 188, the National | 9 | | Republican Committee, and the National Rifle Association, | 10 | | where he held a lifetime membership; he was a founding member | 11 | | and the first President of the McHenry Sno-Birds Snowmobile | 12 | | Club, where he was instrumental in working out agreements with | 13 | | area farmers for snowmobiles to ride across their land and | 14 | | obtained State funding for the construction of a snowmobile | 15 | | (and sledder) warming shelter in the township park bearing his | 16 | | name; he regularly enjoyed snowmobiling with his wife; he also | 17 | | enjoyed flying, and throughout the years, he piloted a Cessna | 18 | | 152, 172, and 182 aircraft out of Galt Airport; other | 19 | | enjoyments included playing cards, hunting and fishing, and | 20 | | singing karaoke; he also was a fan of midget auto racing; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Alby Adams was preceded in death by his parents | 22 | | and his brother, Carl; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Alby Adams is survived by his wife of 64 years, |
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| 1 | | Dorothy; his 6 children, Larry Adams, Gary (Julie) Adams, Linda | 2 | | (Tom) Tegtmeier, Kate Heald, John (Margaret) Adams, and Tim | 3 | | (Kellee) Adams; his 20 grandchildren, Becky, Katy, Larry, | 4 | | Stephanie, Ian, Tom, Brian, Sarah, Emily, Kim, Christina, | 5 | | Carissa, Ryan, Jason, Vinny, Danny, Katie, Nicky, Scott, and | 6 | | Brittney; his 6 great-grandchildren, Miles, Tommy, Anderson, | 7 | | Mary, Kendra, and Graham; and his brother, Joel (Sally) Adams; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Albert A. "Alby" Adams, and extend our sincere condolences to | 12 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Alby Adams as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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