| Thurman Adams, Jr. | |
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| Member of the Delaware Senate from the 19th district |
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| In office 1972—2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Joseph W. Booth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1928 Bridgeville, Delaware, United States |
| Died | June 23, 2009 (aged 80) Dover, Delaware, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Hilda |
| Residence | Bridgeville, Delaware |
| Alma mater | University of Delaware |
| Occupation | Politician, Business Owner,T.G. Adams & Sons, Inc. |
| Religion | Methodist |
Thurman G. Adams, Jr. (July 25, 1928 – June 23, 2009) was a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate, representing the 19th District.
Adams was born in 1928 in Bridgeville, Delaware. He was elected to the Delaware Senate in 1972 and served as the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate from 2003 until his death. He also served as the State Senate Majority Leader from 1999 through 2002.
One of the many bills Adams shepherded through the Delaware General Assembly provided for an enhanced 911 system that automatically gives dispatchers the address from which a call is originating. Not long after the system went into place, it helped rescue a New Castle County woman who was abducted and held captive. When she was able to temporarily elude her captor and dial 911, the operator knew her location because of the system.
On June 23, 2009, Adams died from pancreatic cancer at Kent General Hospital in Dover. He was 80 years old.[1]