Another tragic loss for the Indiana House of Representatives. The day before yesterday, Rep. Bottorff passed away at age 61. Today, the Indy Star is reporting Representative Tiny Adams has died from complications associated with a stroke. I didn’t know Rep. Adams as well as I knew Rep. Bottorff, but I do recall during my first session at LSA, probably early 1997, the legislators giving him a round of applause when his first bill passed into law.
Formerly with the Muncie Fire Department, Rep. Adams was noted for working to make sure poor children had toys at Christmas and people had coats during cold weather, Bauer said.
Before winning the House seat, Rep. Adams was a community service liaison for the AFL-CIO. He served on the boards of United Way, The Children’s Museum and the American Red Cross.
He was a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and played a leading role in securing state support for Ball State University.He also was noted for supporting laws that toughened the penalties against people who were cruel to animals and increased the penalties against people who tried to burn down churches and other houses of worship.
Survivors include his wife, Shawn, and four children: Mark, Derek, Michelle and Denae.
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