RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Five-term Democratic legislator J. Allen “Al” Adams is being remembered as a progressive voice who fought for public education and helped integrate the Wake County Bar Association.
Family and friends say the 85-year-old Adams died Friday at his home in Raleigh.
Former Gov. Jim Hunt tells The News & Observer of Raleigh (https://bit.ly/2n6SByl) that Adams “was one of the finest progressive political leaders in North Carolina history.”
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Hunt served as governor for four terms while Adams was first a state representative and then a lobbyist.
In a statement released Saturday evening, Gov. Roy Cooper said Adams “made a positive difference for everyday North Carolinians.”
Brown and Wynne Funeral Home is handling arrangements, which weren’t complete Sunday.
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Information from: The News & Observer, https://www.newsobserver.com
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