Bill Text: IL SR2198 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jean Marie Adams of McHenry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2198 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2198-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 Jean Marie Adams of McHenry, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on July 28, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jean Adams was born in Oswestry, Wales, United | ||||||
6 | Kingdom to Jonathan and Harriet Derrick on August 29, 1926; | ||||||
7 | during World War II, she met Robert Adams while he was | ||||||
8 | stationed near her village; they emigrated to the United States | ||||||
9 | after the war ended and were married on August 23, 1947; she | ||||||
10 | and her husband lived in Elgin and New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
11 | before settling in McHenry; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Jean Adams worked for the Monsanto Corporation in | ||||||
13 | the United Kingdom during, and shortly after, World War II; | ||||||
14 | once in the United States, she began her married life as a | ||||||
15 | homemaker; she later worked for Illinois Bell, and then spent | ||||||
16 | 12 years as a librarian at McHenry West High School, retiring | ||||||
17 | in 1991; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Jean Adams enjoyed driving with the top down on | ||||||
19 | her 1967 Mustang, "Old Bess"; she loved to hunt for bargains | ||||||
20 | while shopping, and always got a real thrill when she found | ||||||
21 | one; she enjoyed singing, reading, doing crossword puzzles, | ||||||
22 | watching British television shows, and spending time with her |
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1 | family; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Jean Adams preceded in death by her husband, | ||||||
3 | Robert; her parents; her siblings; and her son-in-law, Ted | ||||||
4 | Frett; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jean Adams is survived by her three children, | ||||||
6 | Cynthia (David) Karls, Jill (Mark) Voboril, and Brian (Amanda) | ||||||
7 | Adams; her grandchildren, Meredith (Jim) Tuttle, Jonathan | ||||||
8 | Frett, Alyson, Melissa, and A.J. Voboril, and Maximilian and | ||||||
9 | Cindy Rose Adams; her great-grandchildren, Courtney (Brett) | ||||||
10 | MacDonald and James (Jaci) Tuttle; and her | ||||||
11 | great-great-grandchildren, Kylie, Mason, and Emma; therefore, | ||||||
12 | be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
15 | Jean Marie Adams, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of Jean Adams as an expression of our | ||||||
20 | deepest sympathy.
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