Charles E. "Skip" Adams, III
August 20, 1943 ~ April 24, 2020 (age 76)
Charles Edward "Skip" Adams III, age 76, passed away April 24, 2020 at the Pine Knoll Nursing Center in Lexington, MA after a valiant 25+ year battle with Parkinson's disease.
Born in Lynn, MA on August, 20 1943, he was the son of the late Charles E. Adams, Jr. and the late Elizabeth P. Adams. He graduated from Weymouth High School in 1961 and soon after, joined the Navy. He is a combat zone veteran of the U.S. Navy during the War in Vietnam. He served four years in the Navy, 1963-1967, and served as a hospital corpsman aboard the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt alongside his lifelong friend, Fred Cahoon. He was honorably discharged as an E-2. He traveled the world and always spoke of how those were the best memories of his life besides his time with his children and family.
Charlie studied pre-med at Northeastern University for a time and received professional licensure in insurance and real estate soon after that. He was a brilliant and articulate speaker and communicator and thrived in countless sales roles throughout his life. He was a natural networker and fearless about pitching his latest ideas. He loved to write letters, poetry, and read science magazines. Discussing the latest theories relating to physics and creation especially excited him. Later in life, he sought the connection between spirituality and ontology.
He was an active Mason, and faithfully attended UU and UCC churches in Billerica, MA, Westborough, MA, Lowell, MA, New Mexico, and Jamaica Plain, MA. He volunteered, while living in Lowell, MA, to help tutor kids and help them with their homework after school. He loved to rescue old cars at the end of their lives and drive his kids around in them. His personality was effusive, gregarious, charming, conversationalist, and irredeemably optimistic. These qualities made friendships occur naturally. Charlie would want you to know that he was extremely human and subject to the same impulses, temptations, angers, fears, and anxieties which characterize the human condition. It will remain his primary wish for you reading this now, to trust God and focus on relationships, forgiveness, and love. These are eternal.
He is survived by his 6 children, 8 grandchildren, 5 siblings (Janet Oyer, Grant Adams, John Adams, Gail Fanselow and David Adams), many nieces and nephews, cousins, and dear friends. He was the ex-husband of Ardy (Martell) Greatorex who was the mother of April Adams, Heather McKeown, and Kristen Scott, and the ex-husband of Donna (Patterson) Adams who was the mother of Suzanne (O'Connor) Below, Jason D. Adams, and Victoria (Adams) Campbell. He is predeceased by his mother and father whom he adored and will be laid to rest beside at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, ME.
The funeral will be held at Davis Funeral Home in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood located at 89 Walnut Ave., Boston, MA 02119 on May 1, 2020 from 2pm-4pm. In the midst of the current COVID-19 health emergency, social distancing measures require this to be a private service.
The interment will occur at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, ME at a future date and time to be determined. A celebration of life service is also being planned for a future time and date when it is safe and responsible to do so. Contact Jason Adams [email protected] for a link to view the funeral via Zoom and for any and all updates relating to burial and the celebration of life service.
A donation in tribute in lieu of flowers may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation online at www.michaeljfox.org or by mail via the listed address on the website.∼Charles Edward Adams III, aka Skip, of Lexington, Massachusetts, died April 24 from COVID-19 and Parkinson's. He was 76.
August 20, 1943 ~ April 24, 2020 (age 76)
Charles Edward "Skip" Adams III, age 76, passed away April 24, 2020 at the Pine Knoll Nursing Center in Lexington, MA after a valiant 25+ year battle with Parkinson's disease.
Born in Lynn, MA on August, 20 1943, he was the son of the late Charles E. Adams, Jr. and the late Elizabeth P. Adams. He graduated from Weymouth High School in 1961 and soon after, joined the Navy. He is a combat zone veteran of the U.S. Navy during the War in Vietnam. He served four years in the Navy, 1963-1967, and served as a hospital corpsman aboard the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt alongside his lifelong friend, Fred Cahoon. He was honorably discharged as an E-2. He traveled the world and always spoke of how those were the best memories of his life besides his time with his children and family.
Charlie studied pre-med at Northeastern University for a time and received professional licensure in insurance and real estate soon after that. He was a brilliant and articulate speaker and communicator and thrived in countless sales roles throughout his life. He was a natural networker and fearless about pitching his latest ideas. He loved to write letters, poetry, and read science magazines. Discussing the latest theories relating to physics and creation especially excited him. Later in life, he sought the connection between spirituality and ontology.
He was an active Mason, and faithfully attended UU and UCC churches in Billerica, MA, Westborough, MA, Lowell, MA, New Mexico, and Jamaica Plain, MA. He volunteered, while living in Lowell, MA, to help tutor kids and help them with their homework after school. He loved to rescue old cars at the end of their lives and drive his kids around in them. His personality was effusive, gregarious, charming, conversationalist, and irredeemably optimistic. These qualities made friendships occur naturally. Charlie would want you to know that he was extremely human and subject to the same impulses, temptations, angers, fears, and anxieties which characterize the human condition. It will remain his primary wish for you reading this now, to trust God and focus on relationships, forgiveness, and love. These are eternal.
He is survived by his 6 children, 8 grandchildren, 5 siblings (Janet Oyer, Grant Adams, John Adams, Gail Fanselow and David Adams), many nieces and nephews, cousins, and dear friends. He was the ex-husband of Ardy (Martell) Greatorex who was the mother of April Adams, Heather McKeown, and Kristen Scott, and the ex-husband of Donna (Patterson) Adams who was the mother of Suzanne (O'Connor) Below, Jason D. Adams, and Victoria (Adams) Campbell. He is predeceased by his mother and father whom he adored and will be laid to rest beside at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, ME.
The funeral will be held at Davis Funeral Home in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood located at 89 Walnut Ave., Boston, MA 02119 on May 1, 2020 from 2pm-4pm. In the midst of the current COVID-19 health emergency, social distancing measures require this to be a private service.
The interment will occur at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, ME at a future date and time to be determined. A celebration of life service is also being planned for a future time and date when it is safe and responsible to do so. Contact Jason Adams [email protected] for a link to view the funeral via Zoom and for any and all updates relating to burial and the celebration of life service.
A donation in tribute in lieu of flowers may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation online at www.michaeljfox.org or by mail via the listed address on the website.∼Charles Edward Adams III, aka Skip, of Lexington, Massachusetts, died April 24 from COVID-19 and Parkinson's. He was 76.
Charles E. "Skip" Adams, III
August 20, 1943 ~ April 24, 2020 (age 76)
Charles Edward "Skip" Adams III, age 76, passed away April 24, 2020 at the Pine Knoll Nursing Center in Lexington, MA after a valiant 25+ year battle with Parkinson's disease.
Born in Lynn, MA on August, 20 1943, he was the son of the late Charles E. Adams, Jr. and the late Elizabeth P. Adams. He graduated from Weymouth High School in 1961 and soon after, joined the Navy. He is a combat zone veteran of the U.S. Navy during the War in Vietnam. He served four years in the Navy, 1963-1967, and served as a hospital corpsman aboard the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt alongside his lifelong friend, Fred Cahoon. He was honorably discharged as an E-2. He traveled the world and always spoke of how those were the best memories of his life besides his time with his children and family.
Charlie studied pre-med at Northeastern University for a time and received professional licensure in insurance and real estate soon after that. He was a brilliant and articulate speaker and communicator and thrived in countless sales roles throughout his life. He was a natural networker and fearless about pitching his latest ideas. He loved to write letters, poetry, and read science magazines. Discussing the latest theories relating to physics and creation especially excited him. Later in life, he sought the connection between spirituality and ontology.
He was an active Mason, and faithfully attended UU and UCC churches in Billerica, MA, Westborough, MA, Lowell, MA, New Mexico, and Jamaica Plain, MA. He volunteered, while living in Lowell, MA, to help tutor kids and help them with their homework after school. He loved to rescue old cars at the end of their lives and drive his kids around in them. His personality was effusive, gregarious, charming, conversationalist, and irredeemably optimistic. These qualities made friendships occur naturally. Charlie would want you to know that he was extremely human and subject to the same impulses, temptations, angers, fears, and anxieties which characterize the human condition. It will remain his primary wish for you reading this now, to trust God and focus on relationships, forgiveness, and love. These are eternal.
He is survived by his 6 children, 8 grandchildren, 5 siblings (Janet Oyer, Grant Adams, John Adams, Gail Fanselow and David Adams), many nieces and nephews, cousins, and dear friends. He was the ex-husband of Ardy (Martell) Greatorex who was the mother of April Adams, Heather McKeown, and Kristen Scott, and the ex-husband of Donna (Patterson) Adams who was the mother of Suzanne (O'Connor) Below, Jason D. Adams, and Victoria (Adams) Campbell. He is predeceased by his mother and father whom he adored and will be laid to rest beside at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, ME.
The funeral will be held at Davis Funeral Home in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood located at 89 Walnut Ave., Boston, MA 02119 on May 1, 2020 from 2pm-4pm. In the midst of the current COVID-19 health emergency, social distancing measures require this to be a private service.
The interment will occur at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, ME at a future date and time to be determined. A celebration of life service is also being planned for a future time and date when it is safe and responsible to do so. Contact Jason Adams [email protected] for a link to view the funeral via Zoom and for any and all updates relating to burial and the celebration of life service.
A donation in tribute in lieu of flowers may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation online at www.michaeljfox.org or by mail via the listed address on the website.∼Charles Edward Adams III, aka Skip, of Lexington, Massachusetts, died April 24 from COVID-19 and Parkinson's. He was 76.
August 20, 1943 ~ April 24, 2020 (age 76)
Charles Edward "Skip" Adams III, age 76, passed away April 24, 2020 at the Pine Knoll Nursing Center in Lexington, MA after a valiant 25+ year battle with Parkinson's disease.
Born in Lynn, MA on August, 20 1943, he was the son of the late Charles E. Adams, Jr. and the late Elizabeth P. Adams. He graduated from Weymouth High School in 1961 and soon after, joined the Navy. He is a combat zone veteran of the U.S. Navy during the War in Vietnam. He served four years in the Navy, 1963-1967, and served as a hospital corpsman aboard the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt alongside his lifelong friend, Fred Cahoon. He was honorably discharged as an E-2. He traveled the world and always spoke of how those were the best memories of his life besides his time with his children and family.
Charlie studied pre-med at Northeastern University for a time and received professional licensure in insurance and real estate soon after that. He was a brilliant and articulate speaker and communicator and thrived in countless sales roles throughout his life. He was a natural networker and fearless about pitching his latest ideas. He loved to write letters, poetry, and read science magazines. Discussing the latest theories relating to physics and creation especially excited him. Later in life, he sought the connection between spirituality and ontology.
He was an active Mason, and faithfully attended UU and UCC churches in Billerica, MA, Westborough, MA, Lowell, MA, New Mexico, and Jamaica Plain, MA. He volunteered, while living in Lowell, MA, to help tutor kids and help them with their homework after school. He loved to rescue old cars at the end of their lives and drive his kids around in them. His personality was effusive, gregarious, charming, conversationalist, and irredeemably optimistic. These qualities made friendships occur naturally. Charlie would want you to know that he was extremely human and subject to the same impulses, temptations, angers, fears, and anxieties which characterize the human condition. It will remain his primary wish for you reading this now, to trust God and focus on relationships, forgiveness, and love. These are eternal.
He is survived by his 6 children, 8 grandchildren, 5 siblings (Janet Oyer, Grant Adams, John Adams, Gail Fanselow and David Adams), many nieces and nephews, cousins, and dear friends. He was the ex-husband of Ardy (Martell) Greatorex who was the mother of April Adams, Heather McKeown, and Kristen Scott, and the ex-husband of Donna (Patterson) Adams who was the mother of Suzanne (O'Connor) Below, Jason D. Adams, and Victoria (Adams) Campbell. He is predeceased by his mother and father whom he adored and will be laid to rest beside at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, ME.
The funeral will be held at Davis Funeral Home in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood located at 89 Walnut Ave., Boston, MA 02119 on May 1, 2020 from 2pm-4pm. In the midst of the current COVID-19 health emergency, social distancing measures require this to be a private service.
The interment will occur at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, ME at a future date and time to be determined. A celebration of life service is also being planned for a future time and date when it is safe and responsible to do so. Contact Jason Adams [email protected] for a link to view the funeral via Zoom and for any and all updates relating to burial and the celebration of life service.
A donation in tribute in lieu of flowers may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation online at www.michaeljfox.org or by mail via the listed address on the website.∼Charles Edward Adams III, aka Skip, of Lexington, Massachusetts, died April 24 from COVID-19 and Parkinson's. He was 76.
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