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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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