TRUMAN M. ADAMS "Max" Died peacefully at his home in Fairfax, VA on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Beloved husband for 65 years of Margaret Dowden Adams; devoted father of Ronald and Gwen Adams and Richard T. Adams; loving grandfather of Kristina, Phillip and Rick; cherished great-grandfather of Brycen. Also survived by his "adopted daughter" Susan Infeld, RN and many other loving nieces and nephews. The family will receive visitors at MURPHY FALLS CHURCH FUNERAL HOME, 1102 W. Broad St. (Rt. 7) on Friday, March 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Thomas C" Becket Catholic Church, 1421 Wiehle Avenue, Reston, VA on Saturday, March 6 at 10 a.m. Interment private. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD or Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital, Norfolk, VA; two health care organizations where his grandchildren are employed and proudly serve.
Published in The Washington Post on Mar. 5, 2010
In a seperate Obituary by WP staffer Emma Brown, she wrote:
Truman M. Adams, a Arlington County Police sergeant for 26 years before retiring in 1973, died March 3 of congestive heart failure at his home in the Fair Lakes section of Fairfax County. He was believed to be 87.
Truman Maxwell Adams was born in the District but never knew his real birthday nor his biological parents. At 6 weeks old he was abandoned on the doorstep of a home in Southwest Washington, according to an article printed around that time in The Washington Post.
Adopted and raised by a widow, he attended Washington-Lee High School in Arlington before enlisting in the Navy at 17. He sreved in Bermuda and Annapolis during World War II before returning to Arlington in the late 1940s.
Mr. Adams served as the vice president of Travel Trailer Clubs of America during the 1960s. He and his wife of 65 years the former Margaret Dowden, traveled in their RV to every state except Hawaii.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Knights of Columbus in Arlington as well as the Elks Lodge in Fairfax and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Falls Church.
In addition to his wife, of Fairfax County, survivors include two sons, Ronald Adams of Centreville and Richard Adams of Falls Church; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
The Washington Post, Monday, March 15, 2010.
Published in The Washington Post on Mar. 5, 2010
In a seperate Obituary by WP staffer Emma Brown, she wrote:
Truman M. Adams, a Arlington County Police sergeant for 26 years before retiring in 1973, died March 3 of congestive heart failure at his home in the Fair Lakes section of Fairfax County. He was believed to be 87.
Truman Maxwell Adams was born in the District but never knew his real birthday nor his biological parents. At 6 weeks old he was abandoned on the doorstep of a home in Southwest Washington, according to an article printed around that time in The Washington Post.
Adopted and raised by a widow, he attended Washington-Lee High School in Arlington before enlisting in the Navy at 17. He sreved in Bermuda and Annapolis during World War II before returning to Arlington in the late 1940s.
Mr. Adams served as the vice president of Travel Trailer Clubs of America during the 1960s. He and his wife of 65 years the former Margaret Dowden, traveled in their RV to every state except Hawaii.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Knights of Columbus in Arlington as well as the Elks Lodge in Fairfax and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Falls Church.
In addition to his wife, of Fairfax County, survivors include two sons, Ronald Adams of Centreville and Richard Adams of Falls Church; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
The Washington Post, Monday, March 15, 2010.
TRUMAN M. ADAMS "Max" Died peacefully at his home in Fairfax, VA on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Beloved husband for 65 years of Margaret Dowden Adams; devoted father of Ronald and Gwen Adams and Richard T. Adams; loving grandfather of Kristina, Phillip and Rick; cherished great-grandfather of Brycen. Also survived by his "adopted daughter" Susan Infeld, RN and many other loving nieces and nephews. The family will receive visitors at MURPHY FALLS CHURCH FUNERAL HOME, 1102 W. Broad St. (Rt. 7) on Friday, March 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Thomas C" Becket Catholic Church, 1421 Wiehle Avenue, Reston, VA on Saturday, March 6 at 10 a.m. Interment private. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD or Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital, Norfolk, VA; two health care organizations where his grandchildren are employed and proudly serve.
Published in The Washington Post on Mar. 5, 2010
In a seperate Obituary by WP staffer Emma Brown, she wrote:
Truman M. Adams, a Arlington County Police sergeant for 26 years before retiring in 1973, died March 3 of congestive heart failure at his home in the Fair Lakes section of Fairfax County. He was believed to be 87.
Truman Maxwell Adams was born in the District but never knew his real birthday nor his biological parents. At 6 weeks old he was abandoned on the doorstep of a home in Southwest Washington, according to an article printed around that time in The Washington Post.
Adopted and raised by a widow, he attended Washington-Lee High School in Arlington before enlisting in the Navy at 17. He sreved in Bermuda and Annapolis during World War II before returning to Arlington in the late 1940s.
Mr. Adams served as the vice president of Travel Trailer Clubs of America during the 1960s. He and his wife of 65 years the former Margaret Dowden, traveled in their RV to every state except Hawaii.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Knights of Columbus in Arlington as well as the Elks Lodge in Fairfax and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Falls Church.
In addition to his wife, of Fairfax County, survivors include two sons, Ronald Adams of Centreville and Richard Adams of Falls Church; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
The Washington Post, Monday, March 15, 2010.
Published in The Washington Post on Mar. 5, 2010
In a seperate Obituary by WP staffer Emma Brown, she wrote:
Truman M. Adams, a Arlington County Police sergeant for 26 years before retiring in 1973, died March 3 of congestive heart failure at his home in the Fair Lakes section of Fairfax County. He was believed to be 87.
Truman Maxwell Adams was born in the District but never knew his real birthday nor his biological parents. At 6 weeks old he was abandoned on the doorstep of a home in Southwest Washington, according to an article printed around that time in The Washington Post.
Adopted and raised by a widow, he attended Washington-Lee High School in Arlington before enlisting in the Navy at 17. He sreved in Bermuda and Annapolis during World War II before returning to Arlington in the late 1940s.
Mr. Adams served as the vice president of Travel Trailer Clubs of America during the 1960s. He and his wife of 65 years the former Margaret Dowden, traveled in their RV to every state except Hawaii.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Knights of Columbus in Arlington as well as the Elks Lodge in Fairfax and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Falls Church.
In addition to his wife, of Fairfax County, survivors include two sons, Ronald Adams of Centreville and Richard Adams of Falls Church; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
The Washington Post, Monday, March 15, 2010.
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