In Memorial
Timothy Ray Adams
CA Licensed Land Surveyor (PLS. 7156)
Born: April 7, 1949, Died: August 3, 2005
On August
3rd, 2005 our beloved Timmy (age 56), passed away while working in Jurupa
Hills, CA. for his long time friend Gabe Ybarra of Action Survey. He was doing
the job he loved as a licensed surveyor. He had recently retired from the
Riverside County Transportation Department after 37 years as a dedicated employee.
Timmy
loved his family, his friends, his garden and Kubota tractor, his bikes, his
guitar and his dogs. He always had a home improvement job in "the
works". He was passionate about the land at both the Marguerita and
Gavilan homes. He leaves behind .his loving wife Lindy, devoted daughters Dawn,
(Sean) Dougherty and Danielle (Paul) Kinsella, grandchildren who fondly
referred to him as Papa: Amanda, Ryan, Tate and Liam, sisters Brenda Grover and
Wendy (Tom) Parks and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister
Linda Schnautz and his parents.
Timmy was
born in Harrisburg, PA, on April 7th, 1949 to Bernard and Betty Adams, living a
short time in Germany before moving to Riverside at age five. He attended
Victoria Elementary, Central and Gage Junior Highs and graduated from Poly High
in 1967.
He married
the love of his life in 1968 and he was in turn the love of her life. They
lived their entire married life in Riverside and Gavilan Hills.
Timmy will be
desperately missed. A true lover of life, we all loved him so.
Memorial
Service was held at 11:00AM, Wednesday, August l0th, 2005 at Acheson &
Graham, 7944 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside.
In lieu of
flowers, the family asked that donations be sent to Unicef, 333 E. 38th Street
(Mail Code: GC-6) New York, NY 10016
In Tim’s honor a memorial
scholarship ($1000) has been established by the Riverside/San Bernardino
Chapter of the California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA), named the “Tim
Adams Memorial Scholarship”, it is administrated by the CLSA Education
Foundation. For information about this scholarship, visit the CLSA website at: http://www.californiasurveyors.org/files/scholartimadams.html
The remembrance message card provided to those in attendance at the memorial service read as follows:
Timothy
Ray Adams
April 7, 1949 –
August 3, 2005
Perhaps they are not
stars,
but rather openings in the heavens
where the love of our lost ones
pours through and shines down upon us
to let us know they are happy.
Eskimo Legend
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