Dick Comstock Adams, a long-time resident of Concord and Warner, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. He was 86.
Born on May 13, 1929, in Seoul, Korea, Dick was the son of the Rev. Edward "Ned" Adams and Susan Comstock Adams. Both parents were Presbyterian missionaries in Korea, as were Dick's grandparents, aunts, and uncles. His one sibling, Jack Adams, predeceased Dick and was also an ordained Presbyterian minister.
Dick served in the Korean War as a member of the U.S. Army from 1951-1954, working with Central Intelligence in Seoul. He was trained in intelligence in Baltimore, the city in which he met his first wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Ruth Riester. They married in 1952, and enjoyed 54 years together until her death in 2006. Together they had three sons and a daughter. Over the years the family lived in Seoul, South Korea; Saigon, Vietnam; Jakarta, Indonesia; Williamsburg, Va.; Baltimore; and Cotonou, Benin.
Dick retired in 1978 and the family settled in Warner. Dick's life of service included great and humble ministry to people in need. He worked with the Christian Children's Fund, was instrumental in establishing Habitat for Humanity in New Hampshire, traveled to southern states to help build homes and repair churches, devoted himself to Kairos Prison Ministry and the Tres Dias program, served on the board of the NH Bible Society, worked with the Youth Development Center in Manchester, and served joyfully on countless church committees. He and Betty opened their home in Warner to battered women and their children; they gave rides to people who could not drive themselves; and were always ready to help someone in need.
In 2002 Dick received the Justice and Peace Award from the Warner, Francis Maria Foundation for Justice and Peace. He is the author of two self-published prayerful meditations: Talking Back to God and OK God, I'm Listening.
Everyone who knew Dick was blessed by his devotion, kindness, pragmatism, intellect, sense of humor, stories, and tenderness. A beautiful tenor, he loved to sing and listen to music. He performed with the Robert Shaw Chorale, barbershop quartets, church choirs, and soloed and sang duets. He enjoyed acting and, along with his second wife, Joy Gannet Adams, Dick joined the "Joyful Joeys," a clown ministry in the Concord area.
A retired social worker, Joy met Dick in 2006 while living at Havenwood Heritage Heights in Concord. They wed in 2007 and thoroughly enjoyed their time together. A strong team, they were known for their loving generosity, helping everyone who turned to them in need.
Dick is survived by his loving wife, Joy and numerous children and their families, including Ned, Marcy and Matthew Bailey-Adams of Natick, Mass.; Paul, Gay, Ashley and Amelia Adams of Monticello, Ill.; Jon, Teri, and Tim Adams of Littleton, Mass.; Deborah Sue Adams Brennan of Concord; Peter Adams of Minneapolis; Ned, Megan, Stephanie and Jackson Adams of Carmen, Ill.; Josh, Alicia, Ellyse and Caraline Wiechert of Chicago; Cynthia Gannett and John Brereton of Stratford, Conn.; Timothy and Valerie Gannett of Sutton; and Diana Gannett, whose husband Danny, predeceased Dick.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, at 11 a.m. at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow.
In lieu of flowers, please make a charitable donation to Kairos of New Hampshire, P.O. Box 4752, Manchester, NH 03108-4752, the Bow Mills Church, or a charity of your choice .
Born on May 13, 1929, in Seoul, Korea, Dick was the son of the Rev. Edward "Ned" Adams and Susan Comstock Adams. Both parents were Presbyterian missionaries in Korea, as were Dick's grandparents, aunts, and uncles. His one sibling, Jack Adams, predeceased Dick and was also an ordained Presbyterian minister.
Dick served in the Korean War as a member of the U.S. Army from 1951-1954, working with Central Intelligence in Seoul. He was trained in intelligence in Baltimore, the city in which he met his first wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Ruth Riester. They married in 1952, and enjoyed 54 years together until her death in 2006. Together they had three sons and a daughter. Over the years the family lived in Seoul, South Korea; Saigon, Vietnam; Jakarta, Indonesia; Williamsburg, Va.; Baltimore; and Cotonou, Benin.
Dick retired in 1978 and the family settled in Warner. Dick's life of service included great and humble ministry to people in need. He worked with the Christian Children's Fund, was instrumental in establishing Habitat for Humanity in New Hampshire, traveled to southern states to help build homes and repair churches, devoted himself to Kairos Prison Ministry and the Tres Dias program, served on the board of the NH Bible Society, worked with the Youth Development Center in Manchester, and served joyfully on countless church committees. He and Betty opened their home in Warner to battered women and their children; they gave rides to people who could not drive themselves; and were always ready to help someone in need.
In 2002 Dick received the Justice and Peace Award from the Warner, Francis Maria Foundation for Justice and Peace. He is the author of two self-published prayerful meditations: Talking Back to God and OK God, I'm Listening.
Everyone who knew Dick was blessed by his devotion, kindness, pragmatism, intellect, sense of humor, stories, and tenderness. A beautiful tenor, he loved to sing and listen to music. He performed with the Robert Shaw Chorale, barbershop quartets, church choirs, and soloed and sang duets. He enjoyed acting and, along with his second wife, Joy Gannet Adams, Dick joined the "Joyful Joeys," a clown ministry in the Concord area.
A retired social worker, Joy met Dick in 2006 while living at Havenwood Heritage Heights in Concord. They wed in 2007 and thoroughly enjoyed their time together. A strong team, they were known for their loving generosity, helping everyone who turned to them in need.
Dick is survived by his loving wife, Joy and numerous children and their families, including Ned, Marcy and Matthew Bailey-Adams of Natick, Mass.; Paul, Gay, Ashley and Amelia Adams of Monticello, Ill.; Jon, Teri, and Tim Adams of Littleton, Mass.; Deborah Sue Adams Brennan of Concord; Peter Adams of Minneapolis; Ned, Megan, Stephanie and Jackson Adams of Carmen, Ill.; Josh, Alicia, Ellyse and Caraline Wiechert of Chicago; Cynthia Gannett and John Brereton of Stratford, Conn.; Timothy and Valerie Gannett of Sutton; and Diana Gannett, whose husband Danny, predeceased Dick.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, at 11 a.m. at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow.
In lieu of flowers, please make a charitable donation to Kairos of New Hampshire, P.O. Box 4752, Manchester, NH 03108-4752, the Bow Mills Church, or a charity of your choice .
Dick Comstock Adams, a long-time resident of Concord and Warner, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. He was 86.
Born on May 13, 1929, in Seoul, Korea, Dick was the son of the Rev. Edward "Ned" Adams and Susan Comstock Adams. Both parents were Presbyterian missionaries in Korea, as were Dick's grandparents, aunts, and uncles. His one sibling, Jack Adams, predeceased Dick and was also an ordained Presbyterian minister.
Dick served in the Korean War as a member of the U.S. Army from 1951-1954, working with Central Intelligence in Seoul. He was trained in intelligence in Baltimore, the city in which he met his first wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Ruth Riester. They married in 1952, and enjoyed 54 years together until her death in 2006. Together they had three sons and a daughter. Over the years the family lived in Seoul, South Korea; Saigon, Vietnam; Jakarta, Indonesia; Williamsburg, Va.; Baltimore; and Cotonou, Benin.
Dick retired in 1978 and the family settled in Warner. Dick's life of service included great and humble ministry to people in need. He worked with the Christian Children's Fund, was instrumental in establishing Habitat for Humanity in New Hampshire, traveled to southern states to help build homes and repair churches, devoted himself to Kairos Prison Ministry and the Tres Dias program, served on the board of the NH Bible Society, worked with the Youth Development Center in Manchester, and served joyfully on countless church committees. He and Betty opened their home in Warner to battered women and their children; they gave rides to people who could not drive themselves; and were always ready to help someone in need.
In 2002 Dick received the Justice and Peace Award from the Warner, Francis Maria Foundation for Justice and Peace. He is the author of two self-published prayerful meditations: Talking Back to God and OK God, I'm Listening.
Everyone who knew Dick was blessed by his devotion, kindness, pragmatism, intellect, sense of humor, stories, and tenderness. A beautiful tenor, he loved to sing and listen to music. He performed with the Robert Shaw Chorale, barbershop quartets, church choirs, and soloed and sang duets. He enjoyed acting and, along with his second wife, Joy Gannet Adams, Dick joined the "Joyful Joeys," a clown ministry in the Concord area.
A retired social worker, Joy met Dick in 2006 while living at Havenwood Heritage Heights in Concord. They wed in 2007 and thoroughly enjoyed their time together. A strong team, they were known for their loving generosity, helping everyone who turned to them in need.
Dick is survived by his loving wife, Joy and numerous children and their families, including Ned, Marcy and Matthew Bailey-Adams of Natick, Mass.; Paul, Gay, Ashley and Amelia Adams of Monticello, Ill.; Jon, Teri, and Tim Adams of Littleton, Mass.; Deborah Sue Adams Brennan of Concord; Peter Adams of Minneapolis; Ned, Megan, Stephanie and Jackson Adams of Carmen, Ill.; Josh, Alicia, Ellyse and Caraline Wiechert of Chicago; Cynthia Gannett and John Brereton of Stratford, Conn.; Timothy and Valerie Gannett of Sutton; and Diana Gannett, whose husband Danny, predeceased Dick.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, at 11 a.m. at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow.
In lieu of flowers, please make a charitable donation to Kairos of New Hampshire, P.O. Box 4752, Manchester, NH 03108-4752, the Bow Mills Church, or a charity of your choice .
Born on May 13, 1929, in Seoul, Korea, Dick was the son of the Rev. Edward "Ned" Adams and Susan Comstock Adams. Both parents were Presbyterian missionaries in Korea, as were Dick's grandparents, aunts, and uncles. His one sibling, Jack Adams, predeceased Dick and was also an ordained Presbyterian minister.
Dick served in the Korean War as a member of the U.S. Army from 1951-1954, working with Central Intelligence in Seoul. He was trained in intelligence in Baltimore, the city in which he met his first wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Ruth Riester. They married in 1952, and enjoyed 54 years together until her death in 2006. Together they had three sons and a daughter. Over the years the family lived in Seoul, South Korea; Saigon, Vietnam; Jakarta, Indonesia; Williamsburg, Va.; Baltimore; and Cotonou, Benin.
Dick retired in 1978 and the family settled in Warner. Dick's life of service included great and humble ministry to people in need. He worked with the Christian Children's Fund, was instrumental in establishing Habitat for Humanity in New Hampshire, traveled to southern states to help build homes and repair churches, devoted himself to Kairos Prison Ministry and the Tres Dias program, served on the board of the NH Bible Society, worked with the Youth Development Center in Manchester, and served joyfully on countless church committees. He and Betty opened their home in Warner to battered women and their children; they gave rides to people who could not drive themselves; and were always ready to help someone in need.
In 2002 Dick received the Justice and Peace Award from the Warner, Francis Maria Foundation for Justice and Peace. He is the author of two self-published prayerful meditations: Talking Back to God and OK God, I'm Listening.
Everyone who knew Dick was blessed by his devotion, kindness, pragmatism, intellect, sense of humor, stories, and tenderness. A beautiful tenor, he loved to sing and listen to music. He performed with the Robert Shaw Chorale, barbershop quartets, church choirs, and soloed and sang duets. He enjoyed acting and, along with his second wife, Joy Gannet Adams, Dick joined the "Joyful Joeys," a clown ministry in the Concord area.
A retired social worker, Joy met Dick in 2006 while living at Havenwood Heritage Heights in Concord. They wed in 2007 and thoroughly enjoyed their time together. A strong team, they were known for their loving generosity, helping everyone who turned to them in need.
Dick is survived by his loving wife, Joy and numerous children and their families, including Ned, Marcy and Matthew Bailey-Adams of Natick, Mass.; Paul, Gay, Ashley and Amelia Adams of Monticello, Ill.; Jon, Teri, and Tim Adams of Littleton, Mass.; Deborah Sue Adams Brennan of Concord; Peter Adams of Minneapolis; Ned, Megan, Stephanie and Jackson Adams of Carmen, Ill.; Josh, Alicia, Ellyse and Caraline Wiechert of Chicago; Cynthia Gannett and John Brereton of Stratford, Conn.; Timothy and Valerie Gannett of Sutton; and Diana Gannett, whose husband Danny, predeceased Dick.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, at 11 a.m. at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow.
In lieu of flowers, please make a charitable donation to Kairos of New Hampshire, P.O. Box 4752, Manchester, NH 03108-4752, the Bow Mills Church, or a charity of your choice .
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