[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 171 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2333]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE MEMORY OF NON QUINCY ADAMS

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 6, 2007

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, the city of Mobile and indeed the entire 
state of Alabama recently lost a dear friend. I rise today to honor him 
and pay tribute to memory of Mr. Non Quincy Adams.
  A native and resident of Mobile, Mr. Adams graduated from Murphy High 
School and attended Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. During 
World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater of 
operation aboard the USS George Clymer and attained the rank of 
lieutenant junior grade.
  After the war, he received degrees in business and law from the 
University of Alabama. Starting his career as a teenager with First 
National Bank in 1940, he returned to Mobile after college to practice 
law. Over the years, he held positions in the trust and commercial 
areas. During the 1970s, Mr. Adams rose through the ranks to become a 
member of the board of directors. Later, he became president and in 
just 4 years, chief executive in 1982. After the bank merged with 
AmSouth Bank, he was named chairman of AmSouth's Southern region.
  In 1974, he was elected to the board of directors of Loyal American 
Life Insurance Co., and he later became the chairman and chief 
executive officer of the Modern Banking Association of Alabama. In 
1988, Mr. Adams ran for a seat on the Mobile County school board and 
served a term as the District 2 commissioner. He also served as a 
director of both the Industrial Development Board of the city of Mobile 
and the Business Council of Alabama.
  Along with his business associations, Mr. Adams served as director of 
the Mobile Area Council of Boy Scouts and was a trustee of the YMCA. He 
also served as the director of the Exploreum and was chairman of the 
Keep Mobile Beautiful Commission. During the 1980s, he was 
significantly involved with the tree preservation, beautification and 
revitalization of Bienville Square. Mr. Adams was a deacon and lifelong 
member of First Baptist Church of Mobile. In 1990, he was bestowed the 
honor of Mobilian of the Year.
  There is no doubt--Mr. N. Q. Adams' contributions to Mobile and the 
state of Alabama will be long remembered. He loved life and lived it to 
the fullest, and his passing marks a tremendous loss for all of south 
Alabama. He will be deeply missed by many, most especially his wife of 
54 years, Eran Jobe Adams; his sister, Dora Lee Davidson; his son, 
Samuel Russell Adams; his daughter, Laura Aline Adams; his 
granddaughter; and his great-grandson; as well as countless friends he 
leaves behind.
  Our thoughts and prayers go with them all in this difficult time.

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