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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were deeply 
3saddened to learn of the death of Barbara Adkins of Batavia, 
4who passed away on July 3, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Barbara Adkins was born in Crouse-Irving Hospital 
6in Syracuse, New York, on April 23, 1928; she attended high 
7school in Rantoul, Illinois, graduated from Illinois State 
8Normal University in August 1948, and briefly taught in Malden, 
9Illinois; she married Don Adkins in August 1950; she earned her 
10Masters from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 
111966; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Barbara Adkins joined the School District 129 
13teaching staff in 1960, and taught mathematics at Jefferson, 
14Washington, and North Campus, until she retired as the Chair of 
15the Mathematics Department at West Aurora High School in 1992; 
16she also taught evening classes in mathematics at Aurora 
17University; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Barbara Adkins was involved in many book clubs 
19over the years, including AAUW and the Minerva Coterie; she was 
20actively involved for many years in the Aurora Education 
21Association; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Barbara Adkins was preceded in death by her 
2husband, Don and her son, Gerard Joseph Adkins; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Barbara Adkins is survived by her children, 
4Catherine Lynn (Ret. Admiral Rick) Ruehe, Charles Donald 
5(Marianne Linn) Adkins, and William Francis (Mary Ellen) 
6Adkins; and her grandchildren, Emily (Andrew) Ruehe Puckett and 
7Eric Lyons (Amita Sung) Ruehe; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
10Barbara Adkins, and we extend our sincere condolences to her 
11family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
12further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to her family as an expression of our deepest 
15sympathy.