SR1496 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Janet E. Adams, who passed away on February 13, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Janet Adams was born in Woodstock to John and Frances (Kiltz) Emery on March 12, 1940; she graduated from Woodstock High School in 1958; she then graduated from the Methodist Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester, Minnesota in 1961; and

WHEREAS, Janet Adams worked as an office nurse for Dr. Stahlecker from 1962 until 1964; she then worked as a nurse at Woodstock Memorial Hospital (now Centegra) until 2007; she also worked as a part-time nurse at Northern Illinois Medical Center (McHenry); and

WHEREAS, Janet Adams enjoyed reading and scuba diving; she was a world traveler and belonged to the McHenry Garden Club; she was an avid seamstress and made doll clothes and wedding dresses; she made 300 dresses for Dress a Girl Around the World; and

WHEREAS, Janet Adams was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William Adams; her son, Lawrence Heckathorne; her brother, Robert Emery; and her infant sister, Marilyn Kay Emery; and

WHEREAS, Janet Adams is survived by her children, Eugene (Dorothy) Heckathorne, Marilyn (John) Hill, Cindy (Kevin) Borman, Chris (Rusty) Hatfield, Kim Adams, Penny (Jeff) Lilly, and Terry (Olandis) Harris; her grandchildren, Rachael (Amy) Sobotka, Lewis (Samantha) Possehl, Renee (Jason) Busse, Jaron Hill, and Emery Hill; and her sister, Donna (Earl) Hass; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Janet E. Adams and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Janet Adams as an expression of our deepest sympathy.