Full Text of SR1595 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 Eugene L. "Gene" Adams of McHenry, who | 4 | | passed away on February 6, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Adams was born in McHenry to Lewis and | 6 | | Clara (nee Pitzen) Adams on June 13, 1920; he graduated from | 7 | | McHenry High School in 1938 and worked at Pitzen's Camp "The | 8 | | Bay" while going to high school and after graduation; at the | 9 | | age of 21, he was inducted into the United States Army and | 10 | | served during World War II from 1941 until 1945; as an | 11 | | infantryman, he was awarded the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon | 12 | | with 3 Bronze Battle Stars, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon | 13 | | with 1 Bronze Battle Star, and a Purple Heart Medal; after his | 14 | | honorable discharge, he married Marion Hausheer at St. Mary | 15 | | Church in McHenry on August 22, 1946; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Adams worked for Henry Muntz & Son of Elgin | 17 | | as an on-the-road hardware salesman; one of his accounts was | 18 | | Lee & Ray Electric, and in the early 1950s, he joined the | 19 | | business as part-owner; his role grew until ownership was | 20 | | turned over to his sons, Paul and Greg in December of 1973; | 21 | | from 1974 to his retirement in June of 1985, he worked for | 22 | | Englewood Electrical Supply; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Adams enjoyed fishing, gardening, and | 2 | | getting together with his friends; his monthly card club | 3 | | gathering with his buddies spanned 70 years; he often referred | 4 | | to himself as the V.P. of the L.C.G. (the Leinenkugal Choral | 5 | | Group), an annual fishing trip at Clam Lake; he volunteered, | 6 | | along with his wife, for the FISH food pantry in McHenry; he | 7 | | was a longtime member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, St. | 8 | | Mary Court 594; he was a lifelong member of St. Mary Church in | 9 | | McHenry, where he ushered; he was also a member and past | 10 | | President of the McHenry Kiwanis, where he organized the Peanut | 11 | | Day fundraiser for several years; he was also involved with the | 12 | | beginning of Little League Baseball in McHenry and a member of | 13 | | Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4600 in McHenry; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Adams was preceded in death by his parents; | 15 | | his wife, Marion; his son, Greg; and his brother, Charles "Bud" | 16 | | "Sharky" Adams; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Adams is survived by his 5 children, John | 18 | | "Jack" (Janet) Adams, Paul (Marjory) Adams, Mark (Sharon) | 19 | | Adams, Mary (Tom) Knaack, and Patricia (Mark) Giacomo; his 14 | 20 | | grandchildren; and his 5 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 23 | | Eugene L. "Gene" Adams, and extend our sincere condolences to |
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| 1 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Eugene Adams as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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