In loving memory

John Ramsey Adams

November 9, 1913 – December 19, 1989
Lived 76 years
Quincy Valley Cemetery · Quincy, Washington
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1913
Born November 9
1916
John was 3 when William Boeing founded the company that became Boeing
1920
John was 7 when Prohibition began
1933
John was 20 when construction began on Grand Coulee Dam
1942
John was 29 when Grand Coulee Dam was completed
1952
John was 39 when Grand Coulee irrigation water reached Quincy
1962
John was 49 when the Seattle World's Fair opened with the new Space Needle
1976
John was 63 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
John was 69 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1989
Passed away December 19, age 76
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The Adams name at Quincy Valley Cemetery

Hubert Byron Adams1926 – 1994 DA Delores A Adams1930 – 1999
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