File #: 19-2404    Version: 1 Name: HONORING THE LIFE OF DARWIN ADAMS
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 3/15/2019 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 3/20/2019 Final action: 3/20/2019
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE OF DARWIN ADAMS WHEREAS, Darwin Adams was a resident of Streamwood, Illinois for most of his life; and WHEREAS, Darwin Adams joined the Streamwood Police Department in 1963; and WHEREAS, Darwin Adams helped to establish the Children's Advocacy Center of Northwest Cook County in 1988 due to his passion for working with at-risk youth; and WHEREAS, the Children's Advocacy Center of Northwest Cook County assists in investigating and prosecuting cases of child sexual abuse in an effort to make sure victims do not need to continuously repeat their abuse to different entities; and WHEREAS, Darwin Adams was the Chairman and President of the Children's Advocacy Center of Northwest Cook County and, even after that, served on its Board until he passed away; and WHEREAS, his advocacy and leadership at the Children's Advocacy Center of Northwest Cook County led to over 10,000 youth being served during their 30 years of operations; and WHEREAS, he also v...
Sponsors: KEVIN B. MORRISON, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HONORING THE LIFE OF DARWIN ADAMS

WHEREAS, Darwin Adams was a resident of Streamwood, Illinois for most of his life; and

WHEREAS, Darwin Adams joined the Streamwood Police Department in 1963; and

WHEREAS, Darwin Adams helped to establish the Children's Advocacy Center of Northwest Cook County in 1988 due to his passion for working with at-risk youth; and

WHEREAS, the Children's Advocacy Center of Northwest Cook County assists in investigating and prosecuting cases of child sexual abuse in an effort to make sure victims do not need to continuously repeat their abuse to different entities; and

WHEREAS, Darwin Adams was the Chairman and President of the Children's Advocacy Center of Northwest Cook County and, even after that, served on its Board until he passed away; and

WHEREAS, his advocacy and leadership at the Children's Advocacy Center of Northwest Cook County led to over 10,000 youth being served during their 30 years of operations; and

WHEREAS, he also volunteered with the Hanover/Schaumburg Township Youth Services Planning Board, advocated for the construction of Poplar Creek Public Library, and served on the library district board; and

WHEREAS, Darwin is survived by his wife, Annette Adams, two daughters, Cynthia (Philip) Fisk and Charity (Randy) McCafferty, his grandchildren, Ashley (David) Feister, Zachary (Aubrey) Fisk, Jonathan (Fabia) Fisk, and great grandchildren, Micah, Aleithea, Ezra Feister, Adeline Fisk, Caileigh McCafferty, three siblings, Wayne Adams, Carl Adams, and Jane Hunt and many nieces and nephews; and

WHEREAS, Darwin Adams is a true testament of public service and community engagement; and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of the Cook County Commissioners would like to recognize Darwin Adams for his exemplary life, many years of dedicated volunteering, and continuing civic engagement; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that suitable copies of this resolution are presented to the family of Darwin ...

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