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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Lola D. |
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| Adams of Cooks Mills on Tuesday, August 29, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on July 13, 1920, in Cooks Mills to |
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| William Melvin and Lucile Whitley Wright; she married Willie |
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| Hassell Adams on March 13, 1937, in Charleston; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Adams was a devoted wife, and she took care |
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| of her husband from April of 1962 to 2001; he required |
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| particular care and attention, which she faithfully gave, when |
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| he suffered from Alzheimer's Disease from 1988 until his death |
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| on July 1, 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, She was elected Town Clerk for North Okaw Township |
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| in Coles County in April of 1949, a position she held at the |
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| time of her death; as Town Clerk, she was able to attend |
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| numerous conferences, where she enjoyed meeting many wonderful |
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| people; she was proud to have registered over 1,000 people to |
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| vote in Coles County; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a member of Mt. Zion General Baptist |
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| Church and the Eagles Lodge in Mattoon; she was owner and |
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| operator of Adams Grocery in Cooks Mills for 52 years; she |
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| belonged to the North Okaw Township Home Extension for 49 |
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| years, TOPS for more than 28 years, and the Alzheimer's Support |
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| Group; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lola D. Adams has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially her children, Patricia Sorensen and husband |
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| Leslie, Peggy Adams, Penny Browning and husband Gene, and Paula |
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| Garrett and husband Kirk; her sister, Frances Eaton and husband |
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| Lawrence; her twelve grandchildren; her nineteen |
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| great-grandchildren; and her three great-great-grandchildren; |