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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mark A. 
4Adams of Peoria, who passed away on September 3, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Mark Adams was born in Peoria to J.C. and Betty 
6Porter Adams on November 24, 1961; he graduated from Manual 
7High School in 1979, where he played on the 1975-1977 football 
8teams inducted into the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame; he 
9attended Triton College; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Mark Adams worked at the Youth Farm in Peoria 
11County for many years, retiring as a coordinator; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Mark Adams enjoyed  weightlifting; his personal 
13best was 500 pounds; he was a loving, compassionate and 
14independent man known for his mischievous wit and his 
15bar-be-que; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Mark Adams was preceded in death by his parents; 
17his brother, Charlie; and his sister, Gloria; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Mark Adams is survived by his daughter, Dominique 
19Adams; his son, Jordan C. Brown-Adams; his granddaughter, 
20Jordyn Adams-Hardin; his significant other, Alesia Wilkinson; 
 
 
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1his sisters, Pam Adams, Jessica Williams, Portia Adams, and 
2Tanya Adams; and a large, extended family who loved him dearly; 
3therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
5HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
6mourn the passing of Mark A. Adams, and extend our sincere 
7condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
8him; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to  the family of  Mark Adams as an expression of our 
11deepest sympathy.