Full Text of SR0232 96th General Assembly
SR0232 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Donald Adkins of Batavia, who passed away | 4 |
| on April 7, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on August 6, 1923, in Elgin, the only | 6 |
| child of Ruth Hollingsworth and Donald Adkins; he was raised by | 7 |
| his lovely and loving grandmother, Tena Hollingsworth; and
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| WHEREAS, During World War II, he served as a meteorologist | 9 |
| and studied at the University of Iowa, Vanderbilt University, | 10 |
| and the University of Chicago; wherever he was stationed, he | 11 |
| was called upon each week to play his saxophone and clarinet, | 12 |
| wherever music was needed, as he had done up and down the Fox | 13 |
| Valley during his high school years; when he was discharged | 14 |
| after the war, he attended Illinois State (Normal) University, | 15 |
| where he continued with his music as a member of the | 16 |
| Blackfriars; he graduated from Illinois State University in | 17 |
| June 1948 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and did | 18 |
| graduate work at the University of Chicago and Northern | 19 |
| Illinois University, where he earned advanced degrees in | 20 |
| administration and in guidance; he also served in several | 21 |
| leadership roles in the Phi Delta Kappa educational fraternity; | 22 |
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| WHEREAS, He spent his career in education at Mooseheart, | 2 |
| starting as a fifth grade teacher in 1951 and retiring as the | 3 |
| director of education in 1991; he was respected and loved by | 4 |
| his colleagues and students; he was a counselor, mentor and | 5 |
| friend; and
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| WHEREAS, He is remembered for his humor, his smile, and | 7 |
| that he loved to be around people; he enjoyed conversation, and | 8 |
| made others happy with his humor, laughter, and quick wit; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Adkins was preceded in death by his | 10 |
| parents; his grandmother; his son, Gerard Joseph; and his | 11 |
| stepmother, Loretta Adkins; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Donald Adkins is survived by his wife of 58 years, | 13 |
| Barbara; his children, Catherine (Rear Admiral Rick) Ruehe, | 14 |
| Charles Donald (Marianne Linn), and William Francis (Mary | 15 |
| Ellen); and his grandchildren, Emily (Andrew) Ruehe Puckett and | 16 |
| Eric Ruehe; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 18 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 19 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Donald Adkins; and be it | 20 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Donald Adkins as a symbol of our | 2 |
| sincere sympathy.
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