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Portrait of Charles William Adams
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Charles William Adams

December 3, 1942 – August 21, 2025
Lived 82 years
Martinsville, Illinois
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Life story

He was a mechanic his whole life & loved watching Nascar races & watch the Earnharts. As when working on vechiles, semis if he had a tool that didn't work the way or needed bent to make it work he would do that. He loved collecting tools & antiques always called it merchandise.

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1942
Born December 3
1944
Charles was 2 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1951
Charles was 9 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1964
Charles was 22 when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
1976
Charles was 34 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Charles was 39 when MTV began broadcasting
1998
Charles was 56 when Google was founded
2005
Charles was 63 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Charles was 68 when Instagram was launched
2022
Charles was 80 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2025
Passed away August 21, age 82
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Jackie Evans 41w

My dad

I remember going to a swim meet in Centralia during the summer & before I left he told me if I brought a 1st place trophy home he'd give me $10 well when mom & I got back in town we stopped by the garage & I got my $10 & even had the trophy plaque engraved & he still has the trophy in the garage.

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