James (Jim) H. Adams

James H. "Jim" Adams, 74, of Herminie, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016, in Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville. He was born Feb. 22, 1942, in Pittsburgh, son of Minerva "Snookie" (Long) Adams, of Herminie, and the late James T. Adams. Jim was owner of Boat/Fish/Fun Shop located in Mt. Pleasant for the past 35 years and enjoyed hanging out with the guys at the shop. He was currently treasurer and past president of the Road Warriors BASS Club; past vice-president and past treasurer of the Pennsylvania BASS Federation Nation; two time Western District Chairman and also past vice president. He was a current member of the NRA and an active member of the KBBC, and he was also a helper with the Girls and Boys Club of America, helping them throughout the years with fishing programs. Jim was an avid fisherman, hunter and loving family man. He mostly enjoyed his hunting camps in Potter County and Deep Creek, spending special times with his family, friends and grandchildren, teaching them all his tricks of the trade. He was also a member of St. Edward Church in Herminie. In addition to his mother, Jim is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Marsha J. (Litterini) Adams, of Herminie; his daughter, Naydine (William) Hanna, of Export; his son, Jamie Adams, of Herminie; four special grandchildren, Ashley Adams-Slates and her husband, Samuel, William Hanna and his girlfriend, Stephannie, and James and Ian Hanna; four special great-grandchildren, Arianna, Theresa, Leon and Selena, whom he loved dearly; and several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. Jim will be dearly missed by his family, dear friends and customers at the shop. Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the JOSEPH W. NICKELS FUNERAL HOME INC., 404 Sewickley Ave., Herminie, PA 15637, 724-446-7251. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Edward Church, Herminie. Interment will follow in Westmoreland County Memorial Park, Hempfield Township. To send online condolences, please visit www.nickelsfuneralhomeinc.com.

Keep the peace

Keep the peace, I Say to you,
kind people of the world;
For peace is much more valuable
Then wealth, and gold, and pearls.
Peace can save the world from terror, 
destruction and torment;
But gold will only smooth these wounds,
and still not bring content.
When wealth is gone, the fear comes back
and everyone must flee;
But if there's peace, it must remain,
for God has set us free.


This is my dad's poem which he wrote before April 1959. It was published in a book called "young American songs". 
For the national high school poetry association. The national anthology of high school poetry. 
National high school poetry association, 3210 Shelby Ave., Los Angeles 34, California. This poem is on page 100
 

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