Obituary for George J Adams III
George John Adams III died on March 12, 2022, at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, NJ, after a long battle with cancer. He was 84 years old. He was surrounded by those he loved.
For his wife and children, it’s almost too difficult to put into words the deep love, respect and admiration that they had for George Adams. He was unique. He was deeply passionate about his family and wanted his children to achieve happiness in life and in work. He paved the way for his children to achieve their own level of success and provided wise counsel when needed. He shared his successes and failures with his children in a way that fostered a balanced understanding of the human condition. He never set a bar for success in monetary ways but set a high bar for how his children were to treat people. Goodness, kindness, respect, forgiveness, acceptance, redemption, and justice were engrained in his everyday living and the way he lived was the example his children followed.
George loved his wife, Susan, and was devoted to her. George supported everything that Susan did, from her church choir, to quilting and a million projects in between. George was always there to guide and support. They were together for over 66 years and met on a blind date. In his last few days, when he could speak, his last words were to ask his children to look after their mother, thinking of others even at the end.
While George was truly a kind and thoughtful man, he loved to laugh. He loved to crack a joke, watch comedies, or be part of playful banter. He introduced his children to the great comedians of the past and enjoyed comedic movies and the stars of today. He enjoyed sitting around a dining room table, a booth at a diner and anywhere his children, grandchildren and wife were to tell and listen to funny stories. Nothing brought him greater joy.
George loved his grandchildren tremendously. He focused on them, listened to them and enjoyed hearing about their lives. He was protective of them. His grandchildren loved him as well because he was incredibly loving to them. In his final few months of life, his grandchildren were active and willing participants in his care. They drove him to the hospital, visited him in the hospital, delivered food and supplies to the house, and spent talking with him and his wife, Susan. His grandchildren were a source of great joy and happiness.
But like all men, George wasn’t exactly perfect. There were a few things that drove him crazy. Slow drivers in the left-hand lane, slow drivers when the traffic light changed from red to green, slow drivers in a parking garage, drivers unwilling to use a turn signal, or drivers not parking correctly anywhere. He was annoyed with people who were chronically late, he never had an appreciation for people who lived on their own morphic timetable, “if you’re not five minutes early, you’re late!” He was a bit OCD, which he preferred to be known as CDO, because it was more alphabetical. ALL paperclips in his desk faced with the single end to the right and the double end to the left. George only listed to Elevator Music in the car, largely to keep calm about the aforementioned slow driver issue.
George worked primarily in the insurance industry for the majority of his life. He worked in Premium Accounting for Reliance Insurance Company in Center City Philadelphia for 28 years with stints in Cincinnati, Ohio. Later he moved to Maryland Casualty working in Columbia Maryland as well as Camp Hill, PA. In retirement, he worked in the mailroom of Florida Power and Light retiring at age 74. But the job he loved the most was washing dishes in his daughter’s bakery. He got to keep things neat and clean, but mostly, he got to see his children and grandchildren. Affectionately, he was nicknamed, Nutmeg, which he laughed at all the time. He loved helping build out the bakery and watch as it began to flourish. His pride knew no limits.
George was an avid golfer. He played golf like he lived, straight down the middle. While normally testy with the aforementioned slow drivers, George played with a calm serenity that was only diminished by someone playing slow in front of him. He had three hole-in-ones in his career and was a 10 handicap. He always kept a picture of he, his son and grandson on the Swilcan Bridge on the 18th fairway at St Andrews in Scotland.
George was a humble man who was humorous. He was self-sacrificing and just plain wonderful to all those who loved him.
George Adams is survived by his wife of 64 year, Susan Adams, his son, Timothy Adams (Donna), his daughters, Suzanne Ramos, Lisa Nugent (Steve), Janet Adams and Jennifer Bertucco (Bob). His 10 grandchildren, Matthew Adams, Eric Ramos, Lidia Ramos, Jennifer Brodecki, Kyle Nugent, Adam Nugent, Jeff Bafford, Kate Bafford, Bobby Bertucco and Kelsey Bertucco. George also had 9 great grandchildren, Natylee, Lana, Ryan, Sophia, Lorenzo, Matteo, Hunter, Aubrey and Zoey.
For those interested in contributing to a charity, please feel free to donate to Joan Karnell Supportive Care Program at Pennsylvania Hospital
https://giving.apps.upenn.edu/fund?program=MC&fund=602054
For his wife and children, it’s almost too difficult to put into words the deep love, respect and admiration that they had for George Adams. He was unique. He was deeply passionate about his family and wanted his children to achieve happiness in life and in work. He paved the way for his children to achieve their own level of success and provided wise counsel when needed. He shared his successes and failures with his children in a way that fostered a balanced understanding of the human condition. He never set a bar for success in monetary ways but set a high bar for how his children were to treat people. Goodness, kindness, respect, forgiveness, acceptance, redemption, and justice were engrained in his everyday living and the way he lived was the example his children followed.
George loved his wife, Susan, and was devoted to her. George supported everything that Susan did, from her church choir, to quilting and a million projects in between. George was always there to guide and support. They were together for over 66 years and met on a blind date. In his last few days, when he could speak, his last words were to ask his children to look after their mother, thinking of others even at the end.
While George was truly a kind and thoughtful man, he loved to laugh. He loved to crack a joke, watch comedies, or be part of playful banter. He introduced his children to the great comedians of the past and enjoyed comedic movies and the stars of today. He enjoyed sitting around a dining room table, a booth at a diner and anywhere his children, grandchildren and wife were to tell and listen to funny stories. Nothing brought him greater joy.
George loved his grandchildren tremendously. He focused on them, listened to them and enjoyed hearing about their lives. He was protective of them. His grandchildren loved him as well because he was incredibly loving to them. In his final few months of life, his grandchildren were active and willing participants in his care. They drove him to the hospital, visited him in the hospital, delivered food and supplies to the house, and spent talking with him and his wife, Susan. His grandchildren were a source of great joy and happiness.
But like all men, George wasn’t exactly perfect. There were a few things that drove him crazy. Slow drivers in the left-hand lane, slow drivers when the traffic light changed from red to green, slow drivers in a parking garage, drivers unwilling to use a turn signal, or drivers not parking correctly anywhere. He was annoyed with people who were chronically late, he never had an appreciation for people who lived on their own morphic timetable, “if you’re not five minutes early, you’re late!” He was a bit OCD, which he preferred to be known as CDO, because it was more alphabetical. ALL paperclips in his desk faced with the single end to the right and the double end to the left. George only listed to Elevator Music in the car, largely to keep calm about the aforementioned slow driver issue.
George worked primarily in the insurance industry for the majority of his life. He worked in Premium Accounting for Reliance Insurance Company in Center City Philadelphia for 28 years with stints in Cincinnati, Ohio. Later he moved to Maryland Casualty working in Columbia Maryland as well as Camp Hill, PA. In retirement, he worked in the mailroom of Florida Power and Light retiring at age 74. But the job he loved the most was washing dishes in his daughter’s bakery. He got to keep things neat and clean, but mostly, he got to see his children and grandchildren. Affectionately, he was nicknamed, Nutmeg, which he laughed at all the time. He loved helping build out the bakery and watch as it began to flourish. His pride knew no limits.
George was an avid golfer. He played golf like he lived, straight down the middle. While normally testy with the aforementioned slow drivers, George played with a calm serenity that was only diminished by someone playing slow in front of him. He had three hole-in-ones in his career and was a 10 handicap. He always kept a picture of he, his son and grandson on the Swilcan Bridge on the 18th fairway at St Andrews in Scotland.
George was a humble man who was humorous. He was self-sacrificing and just plain wonderful to all those who loved him.
George Adams is survived by his wife of 64 year, Susan Adams, his son, Timothy Adams (Donna), his daughters, Suzanne Ramos, Lisa Nugent (Steve), Janet Adams and Jennifer Bertucco (Bob). His 10 grandchildren, Matthew Adams, Eric Ramos, Lidia Ramos, Jennifer Brodecki, Kyle Nugent, Adam Nugent, Jeff Bafford, Kate Bafford, Bobby Bertucco and Kelsey Bertucco. George also had 9 great grandchildren, Natylee, Lana, Ryan, Sophia, Lorenzo, Matteo, Hunter, Aubrey and Zoey.
For those interested in contributing to a charity, please feel free to donate to Joan Karnell Supportive Care Program at Pennsylvania Hospital
https://giving.apps.upenn.edu/fund?program=MC&fund=602054