ADAMS, Charlie

ADAMS, (Charlie) William Reginald Alexander - In Loving Memory of our father a.k.a. (Charlie) William Reginald Alexander Adams who passed away at the age of 89 on March 30th 2011 at his home in Dowling,On.. Son of Francis and Minerva (Moffat) Adams of Parry Sound On. , brother of Roy, Raymond and Norman all predeceased Charlie and his first wife Grace (McCauley) (Collins) Adams predeceased in 1991 raised a large and loving family together at Windy Lake. Beloved father of Mike Collins (Ida), Leslie Collins (Linda), Gwen Cerutti (David), the late Barbra Ann, the late Vivian Byrne (Patrick), Constance Fletcher (Howard), Judy Hutton (John), Joan Treling (Robert). Cherished grandfather (Poppa) of Vera, Curtis, Donna, Cyndi, and the late Jennifer, Aaron, Mitchell, Christina, Stephanie, Nelson, Nigel, Austin, Adam, Alicia, Amanda, Lindsey, Derek, Megan, and great grandfather of Tyler , Nyomi, Evan, Denton, Sophie, Connor, Cara, Liam, and Kai, and great great grandfather of Lexi. Loving uncle of Raymond Adams (BettyAnn), Heather, Donald (predeceased), John (predeceased), Ruthann Anderson (Stewart) and great uncle of Kariann Dorn (Jason), Andrew Charles, Jeff, John, Kellly, Joseph and Cameron. He will be sadly missed by his hunting buddy Eldon Burke and family, and Bill Coltson and family, and by many others who had the pleasure of being part of his life. Charles was a Veteran and had served overseas during the war. He worked as a police officer and as a corrections officer, prior to joining INCO in 1948, where he worked for over 30 years. He was an avid hunter and fishermen. He always had a large vegetable garden every year and enjoyed its bounty. He loved music, dancing, and playing the harmonica. We will always remember you Dad. You were our hero. We will not look at your death as a goodbye. We will see you in the faces of our children. Your legacy will forever be a part of all of us and through us you will forever be. We hope that we have inherited your charm, your good nature, your charisma, and hopefully your longevity. You have raised us to the best of your ability and for that we want to thank you. We will embrace what you have taught us through the years and carry that with us. Thank you for being kind, thank you for being stronger than you know, and most of all, thank you for loving us. You have inspired us to live life to the fullest, you never let us down, you were always there when we needed you. We will always remember the fun filled days we had picking blueberries with you. And we all enjoyed the camping trips, and going fishing and hunting with you and Mom. We have such wonderful memories and we thank you for this. You will be missed. We will see you in our dreams. There you will forever be healthy and strong, free from the pain, and free from the weight of your illness. Sorrow is inevitable, but we will face this with the same strength and courage you did. We are so proud to have had you in our lives and in our hearts. God bless you Dad. Always your loving Family. In keeping with his recent wishes there will be no service. Donations can be made to Northern Cancer Research Foundation or Bloorview MacMillan Children's Foundation.