Connie Joyce Adams

F, #3396, b. 14 September 1942, d. 30 January 2005
Connie Joyce Adams|b. 14 Sep 1942\nd. 30 Jan 2005|p3396.htm|William Woodrow Adams|b. 14 Mar 1914\nd. 30 Dec 2006|p14.htm|Charlotte Argenbright|b. 23 Jul 1919\nd. 6 May 1970|p3395.htm|William M. Adams|b. Dec 1880\nd. 25 Sep 1950|p10.htm|Ethel L. Ellis|b. 3 Oct 1880\nd. 7 Jan 1970|p11.htm|||||||

Relationship=1st cousin of Robert Lynn Adams.
Relationship=Niece of Robert George Adams.
Last Edited=28 Jun 2008
Connie Joyce Adams Hiskey
     Connie Joyce Adams was born on 14 September 1942 at Cresco, Howard Co., Iowa.1 She was the daughter of William Woodrow Adams and Charlotte Argenbright.

Connie Joyce Adams married Donald Hiskey.2

Connie Joyce Hiskey died on 30 January 2005 at St. Antony's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida, at age 62 years, 4 months and 16 days.1,3 She was buried at Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri, on 5 February 2005.1,4

St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg, Florida
'Mother Connie' nurtured leaders
Letters to the Editor
Published February 6, 2005

Longtime St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce executive Connie Hiskey passed last month, and I did not want her passing to go unmentioned in your pages.

While Connie performed many tasks for the chamber, she was most famous for overseeing Leadership St. Pete. This program, begun in the early 1970s, has produced some of Pinellas County's top business, government, social, arts, legal and religious leaders.

When these leaders were accepted into their respective Leadership St. Pete classes, one of the first people they encountered was "Mother Connie."

She watched over "her" class every year while not treading on the volunteer planning committee, made up of LSP alumni. She made sure there was always a head count, and gamely did the annual Tallahassee trip with each year's class, worrying, I'm sure, whether this would be the year we would leave a class member behind not due to an election. She made it a point to get to know each of us, and treated each of us as though we were part of her family.

Connie's attention to detail, insistence on professionalism, and unique sense of humility and humor were as much a part of the learning experience for us young "future leaders" as the formal programs and "important" speakers. While the Leadership St. Pete program will continue to be one of the most successful such programs in the nation, producing graduates who will go on to give back to their communities in so many ways, we should never forget the woman who helped create such a legacy.

Connie, I know you're with the Lord now, and I hope you at least give him a break about wearing his name badge! Thank you for all you gave us.

-- Robert Eschenfelder, president-elect, Leadership St. Pete Alumni Association, St. Petersburg.

Citations

  1. [S409] Connie J. Hiskey, Funeral Progam, 5 Feb 2005 Parker Mortuary.
  2. [S11] Personal Knowledge of Robert Lynn Adams.
  3. [S533] Joplin Globe, 02 Feb 2005.
  4. [S525] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Connie J. (Adams) Hiskey     Birth: 1942, Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA Death: Jan. 30, 2005, Florida, USA.