Bill Text: IL SR1905 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Joseph L. Adler of Joliet.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR1905 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1905-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Joseph L. "Joe" Adler of Joliet, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on June 9, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joe Adler was born to Joseph L. and Rachel Marie | ||||||
| 6 | (Heintz) Adler on August 30, 1930; he attended St. Raymond | ||||||
| 7 | Grade School, Joliet Catholic High School, and the University | ||||||
| 8 | of Notre Dame; he served in the United States Air Force at Dow | ||||||
| 9 | Air Force Base in Bangor, Maine and Misawa Air Force Base in | ||||||
| 10 | Misawa, Japan; he married Jodie Biddle in 1952; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Joe Adler was past president of the J.L. Adler | ||||||
| 12 | Roofing and Sheet Metal Company; founded in 1926, it is now a | ||||||
| 13 | 4th generation company, with his three sons, three grandsons, | ||||||
| 14 | and a granddaughter continuing the tradition of professional | ||||||
| 15 | roofing and sheet metal work in Joliet and the northern | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois area; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Joe Adler was a past president of the Chicago | ||||||
| 18 | Roofing Contractors Association, past board member of the | ||||||
| 19 | Vilaseca Day Care Center and the Boys and Girls Club of Joliet, | ||||||
| 20 | and a founding member of the Will County Habitat for Humanity, | ||||||
| 21 | the Spanish Community Center of Joliet, and the University of | ||||||
| 22 | Notre Dame Senior Alumni Board; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Joe Adler and his wife were members of the Sacred | ||||||
| 2 | Heart Parish Community in Joliet; during the winter months, | ||||||
| 3 | they attended Mary Mother of Jesus Inclusive Catholic Community | ||||||
| 4 | in Sarasota, Florida; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joe Adler and his wife were regional directors of | ||||||
| 6 | the Christian Family Movement; they founded the Will County | ||||||
| 7 | Conference on Religion and Race and the Spanish Community | ||||||
| 8 | Center, for which they received recognition by the State of | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Senate for their work; they were members of the | ||||||
| 10 | Chicago Catholic Jewish Dialogue Partnership and founded the | ||||||
| 11 | Nationwide Tip the Maids Movement and the Young Christian | ||||||
| 12 | Nurse's Movement; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Joe Adler was an avid sports fan; he built shrines | ||||||
| 14 | for the Cubs and Notre Dame; one of his favorite treats was | ||||||
| 15 | sharing a ball game with his sons, grandchildren, and sister; | ||||||
| 16 | he loved Notre Dame and felt that the values of Notre Dame went | ||||||
| 17 | far beyond football; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Joe Adler was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 19 | Jodie; his parents; his infant daughter, Margaret Mary; his | ||||||
| 20 | son, Michael; and his brother, Jack (Dorothy) Adler; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Joe Adler was a loving father, foster father, | ||||||
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| 1 | grandfather, and great-grandfather to Dan Adler and family � | ||||||
| 2 | Jake (Megan) and son, Julian, Rachel (Robert) Ayoung Chee and | ||||||
| 3 | two sons, Evan and Ian, Emma, Josh, and Nathan; Teddy (Ray) | ||||||
| 4 | Finney and family � Bridget (Brad) Thomas and their daughters, | ||||||
| 5 | Izzy and Ellie, Emily (Nanasei) Agyemang and their sons, | ||||||
| 6 | Quentin, Finney, and Akosah, Jenna (Brian) Murphy and their | ||||||
| 7 | children, Mary, Michael, and Bridget, Lily Saavedra White | ||||||
| 8 | (Chris) and their children, Eric, Jessica, and C.J., and Beth | ||||||
| 9 | (Jack) McGrath; Jackie (Sam) Tucci and family � Sam IV (Andrea) | ||||||
| 10 | and their son, Sam V, Tony, Jeff (Annika) Tucci and their son, | ||||||
| 11 | Peter; Chris (Lori) Adler and family � Meghan (AJ) Vivaldelli | ||||||
| 12 | and their daughter Elizabeth, Matt (Katie), CJ, and Sarah; the | ||||||
| 13 | late Mike (Joanne) Adler and family � Kelly (Eric) Mutch, Mike | ||||||
| 14 | (Caitlin) and their children, Benjamin and Caroline, Erin | ||||||
| 15 | (Dave) Skaggs and their daughter, Sophia, and Collin (Gail); | ||||||
| 16 | and Jay (Patty) Adler and family � Jenny, Joe IV (Elisabeth) | ||||||
| 17 | and their sons, Joseph V and Caleb and Jon (Amber); foster | ||||||
| 18 | children, Mardo Caceres and Joy Basilisco and her son, Aaron; | ||||||
| 19 | Joe was also blessed with one sister, Mary Beth (the late Dr. | ||||||
| 20 | Arthur) Wilhelmi, brother-in-law, Fr. Ward Biddle, | ||||||
| 21 | sisters-in-law, Jackie (late John) Berg and Ed Smith, and Mimi | ||||||
| 22 | (late John) Aisthorpe; Joe was an inspirational uncle to | ||||||
| 23 | numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 24 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 25 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
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| 1 | Joseph L. "Joe" Adler, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 2 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 3 | further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to the family of Joe Adler as an expression of our | ||||||
| 6 | deepest sympathy.
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