November 18, 1937 - June 24, 2019
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
Resided in Beaverton, Oregon
Jack W. Adams, a lifetime resident of Oregon, died in Beaverton on June 24, 2019 at the age of 81, ending a long battle with Parkinsonโs Disease and dementia.
Jack was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Nov. 18, 1937 and moved to Oregon as boy. He spent most of his childhood in Portland and graduated from Jefferson High School. In 1958 he married Audrey Collings and they settled in Albany where their two sons, Blake and Ben, were born. After his divorce in 1972 Jack remained in Albany, lived there for a total of 30 years and became one of the cityโs best known and respected residents. He worked at Citizens Valley Bank for 26 years, became senior vice-president and did radio commercials. As successful as he was in his career, it was everything else he did in the community that brought the greatest accolades.
A talented performer, Jack was a longtime participant in Albany Civic Theater, where he won three Best Actor awards and directed a Best Play. The awards were impressive, yet paled in comparison to his signature role as an actor. His one-man performance as Father Damien premiered in Albany in 1981, a demanding one-man show that required so much of him and gave back so much more. Over the years he performed in three different states, including Hawaii, on the island Father Damien once called home. Jack brought to life this fascinating and inspiring character, a 19th Century hero who served a colony of cast out lepers until he too got leprosy and died at 49.
While these contributions alone were more than enough to justify any manโs life, there was so much more. In Albany Jack was also a well-known local singer, performing in both the Wayne Company and Variety. He taught a class at LBCC called Single Again, a class he designed himself to support the divorced and widowed and help them move on. He once finished as a regional semi-finalist in a worldwide talent search by NBC.
Jack lived his last 30 years in Beaverton, 28 of them with his wife Paula, whom he married in 1990. He worked for Marketing One in Portland, became a professional trainer, then used those talents to complete a service mission at Deseret Industries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he was a faithful member. An active and self-reliant man, the last thing he wanted to end up as he did, dependent and helpless against a long, ruthless disease that took him from us a little at a time. Yet he accepted his afflictions with dignity and grace, retained his sense of humor, and was appreciated by staff at Farmington Square Beaverton, the memory care facility where he spent his last two years on Earth. The family thanks Farmington Square for the loving care provided to a declining patient who was a greater man than they could have known.
Survivors include sons Blake and Ben, stepdaughters Kristen and Becky, brothers Jim, Dennis, Jerry, Mike, Richard; twins Rick and Bob; Donald Jr. (Price); sisters Nancy and Judy; 7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Jackโs wife, Paula, predeceased him in December 2018.
Funeral is on Saturday, July 6, 10 am at LDS Church, 17140 SW Bany Rd, Beaverton. Viewing prior at 9 am. Burial follows at River View Cemetery in Portland.
Remembrances to Parkinsonโs research.
~Riverview Cemetery Funeral Home
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
Resided in Beaverton, Oregon
Jack W. Adams, a lifetime resident of Oregon, died in Beaverton on June 24, 2019 at the age of 81, ending a long battle with Parkinsonโs Disease and dementia.
Jack was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Nov. 18, 1937 and moved to Oregon as boy. He spent most of his childhood in Portland and graduated from Jefferson High School. In 1958 he married Audrey Collings and they settled in Albany where their two sons, Blake and Ben, were born. After his divorce in 1972 Jack remained in Albany, lived there for a total of 30 years and became one of the cityโs best known and respected residents. He worked at Citizens Valley Bank for 26 years, became senior vice-president and did radio commercials. As successful as he was in his career, it was everything else he did in the community that brought the greatest accolades.
A talented performer, Jack was a longtime participant in Albany Civic Theater, where he won three Best Actor awards and directed a Best Play. The awards were impressive, yet paled in comparison to his signature role as an actor. His one-man performance as Father Damien premiered in Albany in 1981, a demanding one-man show that required so much of him and gave back so much more. Over the years he performed in three different states, including Hawaii, on the island Father Damien once called home. Jack brought to life this fascinating and inspiring character, a 19th Century hero who served a colony of cast out lepers until he too got leprosy and died at 49.
While these contributions alone were more than enough to justify any manโs life, there was so much more. In Albany Jack was also a well-known local singer, performing in both the Wayne Company and Variety. He taught a class at LBCC called Single Again, a class he designed himself to support the divorced and widowed and help them move on. He once finished as a regional semi-finalist in a worldwide talent search by NBC.
Jack lived his last 30 years in Beaverton, 28 of them with his wife Paula, whom he married in 1990. He worked for Marketing One in Portland, became a professional trainer, then used those talents to complete a service mission at Deseret Industries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he was a faithful member. An active and self-reliant man, the last thing he wanted to end up as he did, dependent and helpless against a long, ruthless disease that took him from us a little at a time. Yet he accepted his afflictions with dignity and grace, retained his sense of humor, and was appreciated by staff at Farmington Square Beaverton, the memory care facility where he spent his last two years on Earth. The family thanks Farmington Square for the loving care provided to a declining patient who was a greater man than they could have known.
Survivors include sons Blake and Ben, stepdaughters Kristen and Becky, brothers Jim, Dennis, Jerry, Mike, Richard; twins Rick and Bob; Donald Jr. (Price); sisters Nancy and Judy; 7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Jackโs wife, Paula, predeceased him in December 2018.
Funeral is on Saturday, July 6, 10 am at LDS Church, 17140 SW Bany Rd, Beaverton. Viewing prior at 9 am. Burial follows at River View Cemetery in Portland.
Remembrances to Parkinsonโs research.
~Riverview Cemetery Funeral Home
November 18, 1937 - June 24, 2019
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
Resided in Beaverton, Oregon
Jack W. Adams, a lifetime resident of Oregon, died in Beaverton on June 24, 2019 at the age of 81, ending a long battle with Parkinsonโs Disease and dementia.
Jack was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Nov. 18, 1937 and moved to Oregon as boy. He spent most of his childhood in Portland and graduated from Jefferson High School. In 1958 he married Audrey Collings and they settled in Albany where their two sons, Blake and Ben, were born. After his divorce in 1972 Jack remained in Albany, lived there for a total of 30 years and became one of the cityโs best known and respected residents. He worked at Citizens Valley Bank for 26 years, became senior vice-president and did radio commercials. As successful as he was in his career, it was everything else he did in the community that brought the greatest accolades.
A talented performer, Jack was a longtime participant in Albany Civic Theater, where he won three Best Actor awards and directed a Best Play. The awards were impressive, yet paled in comparison to his signature role as an actor. His one-man performance as Father Damien premiered in Albany in 1981, a demanding one-man show that required so much of him and gave back so much more. Over the years he performed in three different states, including Hawaii, on the island Father Damien once called home. Jack brought to life this fascinating and inspiring character, a 19th Century hero who served a colony of cast out lepers until he too got leprosy and died at 49.
While these contributions alone were more than enough to justify any manโs life, there was so much more. In Albany Jack was also a well-known local singer, performing in both the Wayne Company and Variety. He taught a class at LBCC called Single Again, a class he designed himself to support the divorced and widowed and help them move on. He once finished as a regional semi-finalist in a worldwide talent search by NBC.
Jack lived his last 30 years in Beaverton, 28 of them with his wife Paula, whom he married in 1990. He worked for Marketing One in Portland, became a professional trainer, then used those talents to complete a service mission at Deseret Industries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he was a faithful member. An active and self-reliant man, the last thing he wanted to end up as he did, dependent and helpless against a long, ruthless disease that took him from us a little at a time. Yet he accepted his afflictions with dignity and grace, retained his sense of humor, and was appreciated by staff at Farmington Square Beaverton, the memory care facility where he spent his last two years on Earth. The family thanks Farmington Square for the loving care provided to a declining patient who was a greater man than they could have known.
Survivors include sons Blake and Ben, stepdaughters Kristen and Becky, brothers Jim, Dennis, Jerry, Mike, Richard; twins Rick and Bob; Donald Jr. (Price); sisters Nancy and Judy; 7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Jackโs wife, Paula, predeceased him in December 2018.
Funeral is on Saturday, July 6, 10 am at LDS Church, 17140 SW Bany Rd, Beaverton. Viewing prior at 9 am. Burial follows at River View Cemetery in Portland.
Remembrances to Parkinsonโs research.
~Riverview Cemetery Funeral Home
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
Resided in Beaverton, Oregon
Jack W. Adams, a lifetime resident of Oregon, died in Beaverton on June 24, 2019 at the age of 81, ending a long battle with Parkinsonโs Disease and dementia.
Jack was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Nov. 18, 1937 and moved to Oregon as boy. He spent most of his childhood in Portland and graduated from Jefferson High School. In 1958 he married Audrey Collings and they settled in Albany where their two sons, Blake and Ben, were born. After his divorce in 1972 Jack remained in Albany, lived there for a total of 30 years and became one of the cityโs best known and respected residents. He worked at Citizens Valley Bank for 26 years, became senior vice-president and did radio commercials. As successful as he was in his career, it was everything else he did in the community that brought the greatest accolades.
A talented performer, Jack was a longtime participant in Albany Civic Theater, where he won three Best Actor awards and directed a Best Play. The awards were impressive, yet paled in comparison to his signature role as an actor. His one-man performance as Father Damien premiered in Albany in 1981, a demanding one-man show that required so much of him and gave back so much more. Over the years he performed in three different states, including Hawaii, on the island Father Damien once called home. Jack brought to life this fascinating and inspiring character, a 19th Century hero who served a colony of cast out lepers until he too got leprosy and died at 49.
While these contributions alone were more than enough to justify any manโs life, there was so much more. In Albany Jack was also a well-known local singer, performing in both the Wayne Company and Variety. He taught a class at LBCC called Single Again, a class he designed himself to support the divorced and widowed and help them move on. He once finished as a regional semi-finalist in a worldwide talent search by NBC.
Jack lived his last 30 years in Beaverton, 28 of them with his wife Paula, whom he married in 1990. He worked for Marketing One in Portland, became a professional trainer, then used those talents to complete a service mission at Deseret Industries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he was a faithful member. An active and self-reliant man, the last thing he wanted to end up as he did, dependent and helpless against a long, ruthless disease that took him from us a little at a time. Yet he accepted his afflictions with dignity and grace, retained his sense of humor, and was appreciated by staff at Farmington Square Beaverton, the memory care facility where he spent his last two years on Earth. The family thanks Farmington Square for the loving care provided to a declining patient who was a greater man than they could have known.
Survivors include sons Blake and Ben, stepdaughters Kristen and Becky, brothers Jim, Dennis, Jerry, Mike, Richard; twins Rick and Bob; Donald Jr. (Price); sisters Nancy and Judy; 7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Jackโs wife, Paula, predeceased him in December 2018.
Funeral is on Saturday, July 6, 10 am at LDS Church, 17140 SW Bany Rd, Beaverton. Viewing prior at 9 am. Burial follows at River View Cemetery in Portland.
Remembrances to Parkinsonโs research.
~Riverview Cemetery Funeral Home
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