PEORIA -- Peoria County Board member Dr. Greg Adamson has died at age 58.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Adamson collapsed at his home around 1 a.m. Tuesday. Adamson was taken to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just after 2 a.m.
“Please keep Dr. Adamson’s family in your prayers. The shock of this most unexpected passing hasn’t quite set in with most of us,” saidPeoria County Board Chairman Andrew Rand in a prepared statement. “As a colleague, Greg worked hard to learn the job and the diverse subject matter. He will be missed by all of us.”
Adamson, a Republican, was elected to represent District 11 in 2016. District 11 includes parts of Peoria Heights, mostly along Galena Road, and parts of Peoria east of Knoxville from Prospect to Illinois Route 6.
He was also an orthopedic surgeon at UnityPoint Health - Methodist in Peoria.
An autopsy is set for later Tuesday.