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David M. Adams
6/18/45 – 11/22/16
71, of Noblesville, passed
November 22, 2016. Born in Lafayette, IN, graduate of I. U. School
of Law, practiced law in Noblesville for over 45 years. Survivors
include: Wife Sharon, daughter Stephanie (Sean) Carney, son Brian
Adams, step-daughter Andrea (Kenny) Humphress, granddaughter Brianna
Humphress, and brother Robert Adams.
Service will be
Tuesday, at 2:00 p.m. with visitation from 12 - 2:00 p.m. at Legacy
Cremation & Funeral Services, with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Published in the The Indianapolis Star on Nov. 27, 2016
Memorial contributions may be made to Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.
Posted 7/14/2008
I’ve tremendously enjoyed
reading about the lives of my fellow classmates since 1963, and here
are some highlights of what has happened to me since that time. I
received my undergraduate degree from IU in 1967 and my law degree
in 1971. Following graduation I took a position with a firm in
Noblesville and I’ve practiced in Hamilton County since that time.
After almost eighteen years the firm had grown and my name had
worked its way to second place on the letterhead. However for a
variety of reasons – both professional and personal – I decided to
go into solo practice, and I have done so since 1988. Most of my
work has been in the area of trial law, including Social Security
law.
I am a great believer in the institution of marriage which is
verified by my having entered the same on three occasions! I
finally got it right on the third try, and Sharon and I have had a
wonderful relationship for the last fifteen years. I have two
children ages 34 and 31 but do not yet have grandchildren. This
leaves me with time and energy to spoil my two golden retrievers,
but grandchildren would be nice, too!
I lost contact with West Lafayette in the 1970s primarily because my
parents retired and moved to Bradenton Florida where they lived
until they passed away. My dad died in 2001 and my mom died in
2004. For many years Bradenton was a second home for me and my
many trips there made the Indiana winters seem shorter. I have not
been back in several years and this is something I miss. My goal is
to someday retire in similar fashion and someday live in a place
where I will never again see a flake of snow.
In my years at WLHS I developed an interest in politics, and some of
you may remember me as a flame-throwing conservative on political
issues. If so you might be surprised to learn that I have morphed
into a fairly liberal person who usually ends up voting for
Democrats. I even served a term in elective office but soon
realized that was enough of that! My political activism these days
seems to consist of watching MSNBC and reading derogatory books
about GWB, which is becoming difficult because there are so many.
I’ve been happy with where my road has gone but it has not always
been smooth. Several years ago I noticed that over time I had
developed some abnormal physical symptoms. In 2004 I had an
examination with a neurologist and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s
Disease, and this obviously is something that will have a major
impact on my remaining years. At first it was simply an annoyance
but it has progressed as I was told it would and now is a greater
challenge to daily living. I am impacted by a limited ability to
walk normally, a loss of balance, fatigue, and at times a tremor in
my left arm. Medication helps, but the meds cause their own
symptoms so it’s a matter of balancing things out. I’ll keep
plugging away day by day and hope for medical advances and possibly
a cure.
As I think back to my years at WLHS many thoughts and memories come
flooding back, but probably the most important impression that I’ve
developed since 1963 is an appreciation of the quality of the
education that we received. As I have been around other individuals
in various pursuits of study it has become apparent that I had a bit
of a head start from my attending WLHS. From reading the other bios
here it seems that we all benefited from this. I’m sure that our
teachers, in whatever jurisdiction they may be, are smiling right
now!
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