Bill Text: IL SR0514 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dr. Gregory J. Adamson of Peoria.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0514 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0514-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Dr. Gregory J. Adamson of Peoria, who
passed away on June 11, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Adamson was born in Monticello, Iowa to Robert
and Barbara (Vernon) Adamson on December 9, 1960; he graduated
Summa Cum Laude from Augustana College with a bachelor's degree
in biology and pre-med; he received his medical degree from
Stanford University Medical School; he was a member of the
Aristea Freshman Honor Society and Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta
Chapter; he married Michelle M. Rodriguez in Santa Fe, New
Mexico on January 16, 1993; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Adamson started his career in Peoria at Great
Plains Orthopedics; he then founded Peoria Hand Surgery in
2015; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Adamson traveled to Haiti to provide free
Orthopedic surgical services to victims of the earthquake in
2010; he also regularly volunteered at Cordoba Healthcare,
where he provided free medical care to the Peoria community;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Adamson was a member of the J.W. Littler Hand

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Society, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the
Illinois State Medical Society, where he served as a Delegate
at the annual meetings and was recently elected as the Region 1
Trustee, and the American Medical Association; he joined the
Peoria Medical Society in 1995 and had been active on the board
since 2011, taking a leave from 2013 until 2015 to pursue his
Masters of Business Administration at the University of
Michigan; when he returned, he again joined the board of
directors and served as a Director in 2016 and as President
Elect in 2017; he was currently serving as the society's
immediate Past President; he was published in the Journal of
Arthroplasty in 1996; he was a presenter at the Western
Orthopedic Association Conference; he was elected to the Peoria
County Board in 2016 and represented District 11; his
outstanding leadership will be missed; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Adamson was preceded in death by his mother
and his brother, Clayton Adamson; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Adamson is survived by his wife, Michelle; his
children, Hannah, Clayton, Lily, and Sarah Adamson; his father,
Robert Marvin (Shirley) Adamson; and his siblings, Parke
(Diane) Adamson and Ellen Kay (Ty) Taylor; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

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Dr. Gregory J. Adamson and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Dr. Adamson as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.