ADAMS, Diane E.
Diane E. Adams, 80, of Rowland Heights, CA passed away on August 21, 2014 in Whittier. Diane is the widow of Gilbert R. Adams, the former longtime band director at Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights who passed away in February. Diane is survived by her three children, Allene, Michael and Maryellen, her four grandchildren Amanda, Nick, Matthew and Katie, and her brother Mike.
Diane was born on June 8, 1934 in Glendale, CA, to Otto and Eleanor Ellingen. Diane's family moved from the Los Angeles area to Santa Barbara when she was in elementary school. She attended Santa Barbara High School, where she met and eventually married her high school sweetheart Gil in 1955, and U.C. Santa Barbara. They moved to the San Gabriel Valley in 1960 when Gil accepted a position as band director at Los Altos High School transferring to Wilson when it opened in 1966 and remained there until his retirement in 1997.
Diane was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is also affectionately known to a multitude of Wilson band students and parents throughout the years as "Mrs. A", having spent considerable time actively supporting her husband and the band in its various performances, competitions, fund raisers and other events.
A service to celebrate her life will be held Saturday,
September 6th at 3:00 PM in the Memorial Chapel at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, CA. A reception will follow from 5:30 to 8:00 at the Royal Vista Golf Club in Walnut.
Published in San Gabriel Valley Tribune on Sept. 5, 2014
Diane E. Adams, 80, of Rowland Heights, CA passed away on August 21, 2014 in Whittier. Diane is the widow of Gilbert R. Adams, the former longtime band director at Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights who passed away in February. Diane is survived by her three children, Allene, Michael and Maryellen, her four grandchildren Amanda, Nick, Matthew and Katie, and her brother Mike.
Diane was born on June 8, 1934 in Glendale, CA, to Otto and Eleanor Ellingen. Diane's family moved from the Los Angeles area to Santa Barbara when she was in elementary school. She attended Santa Barbara High School, where she met and eventually married her high school sweetheart Gil in 1955, and U.C. Santa Barbara. They moved to the San Gabriel Valley in 1960 when Gil accepted a position as band director at Los Altos High School transferring to Wilson when it opened in 1966 and remained there until his retirement in 1997.
Diane was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is also affectionately known to a multitude of Wilson band students and parents throughout the years as "Mrs. A", having spent considerable time actively supporting her husband and the band in its various performances, competitions, fund raisers and other events.
A service to celebrate her life will be held Saturday,
September 6th at 3:00 PM in the Memorial Chapel at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, CA. A reception will follow from 5:30 to 8:00 at the Royal Vista Golf Club in Walnut.
Published in San Gabriel Valley Tribune on Sept. 5, 2014
ADAMS, Diane E.
Diane E. Adams, 80, of Rowland Heights, CA passed away on August 21, 2014 in Whittier. Diane is the widow of Gilbert R. Adams, the former longtime band director at Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights who passed away in February. Diane is survived by her three children, Allene, Michael and Maryellen, her four grandchildren Amanda, Nick, Matthew and Katie, and her brother Mike.
Diane was born on June 8, 1934 in Glendale, CA, to Otto and Eleanor Ellingen. Diane's family moved from the Los Angeles area to Santa Barbara when she was in elementary school. She attended Santa Barbara High School, where she met and eventually married her high school sweetheart Gil in 1955, and U.C. Santa Barbara. They moved to the San Gabriel Valley in 1960 when Gil accepted a position as band director at Los Altos High School transferring to Wilson when it opened in 1966 and remained there until his retirement in 1997.
Diane was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is also affectionately known to a multitude of Wilson band students and parents throughout the years as "Mrs. A", having spent considerable time actively supporting her husband and the band in its various performances, competitions, fund raisers and other events.
A service to celebrate her life will be held Saturday,
September 6th at 3:00 PM in the Memorial Chapel at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, CA. A reception will follow from 5:30 to 8:00 at the Royal Vista Golf Club in Walnut.
Published in San Gabriel Valley Tribune on Sept. 5, 2014
Diane E. Adams, 80, of Rowland Heights, CA passed away on August 21, 2014 in Whittier. Diane is the widow of Gilbert R. Adams, the former longtime band director at Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights who passed away in February. Diane is survived by her three children, Allene, Michael and Maryellen, her four grandchildren Amanda, Nick, Matthew and Katie, and her brother Mike.
Diane was born on June 8, 1934 in Glendale, CA, to Otto and Eleanor Ellingen. Diane's family moved from the Los Angeles area to Santa Barbara when she was in elementary school. She attended Santa Barbara High School, where she met and eventually married her high school sweetheart Gil in 1955, and U.C. Santa Barbara. They moved to the San Gabriel Valley in 1960 when Gil accepted a position as band director at Los Altos High School transferring to Wilson when it opened in 1966 and remained there until his retirement in 1997.
Diane was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is also affectionately known to a multitude of Wilson band students and parents throughout the years as "Mrs. A", having spent considerable time actively supporting her husband and the band in its various performances, competitions, fund raisers and other events.
A service to celebrate her life will be held Saturday,
September 6th at 3:00 PM in the Memorial Chapel at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, CA. A reception will follow from 5:30 to 8:00 at the Royal Vista Golf Club in Walnut.
Published in San Gabriel Valley Tribune on Sept. 5, 2014
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