John Edward Adams M.D.

John has a special place in my heart and was a seminal figure in my career. He had a myriad of wonderful qualities and was a very important role for me. An amusing anecdote: we always were well aware in our Pathology department when John was coming down the hall. He had squeaky shoes which we could hear from quite a distance. Ron Sirota M.D.

I often still think of John and the impact he had I my career. He was a wonderful role model, a treasured friend and a great man. I miss him.

I was devastated to learn of Dr. Adams' ("Dr. John" to me) passing...he was like a second father to me. I remember being quite intimidated by him when I first met him, but was delighted to discover that, quite contrary to my initial impression, he shared a love of fairy folklore with me!!! For years we'd send each other little fairy trinkets. He was an amazing, warm, brilliant and loving man who I'll forever miss.

What a GREAT GUY. What a GREAT LOSS.

I first met John when he was on the physicians' peer review board, and I was working at DHMH. I can still remember his kind words and cheerful impish grin… but most of all…. I remember his tie. John wore a tie embroider with multiple IITYWIMWYBMAD verbiage. When first seeing it, I feel for the gage, asking what the fancywork meant; he would only say ‘If-I-Tell-You-What-It-Means-Will-You-Bye-Me-A-Drink', thereafter I said ‘sure', to which he...

Dearest John

You began as my boss and came to be my mentor and, from that, my wonderful friend. I can not imagine this world or my life without you. I have thought of calling you so many times since your death, only to realize that all I have is your voice message on the other end and that there will be no more chats with you. My family loved you, I loved you. You have taught me so much about life, work and enjoying life. For that and so many other things I will be eternally...

I know John as a giving and compassionate person. He was my sister's angel-on-earth while fighting cancer. Thank you, John, for being part of our family and setting up the Nancy J. Petrarca Compassionate Caregiver Award at GBMC. Your legacy will live on. We will miss you.

As the young, new Chief of Pathology, Dr. John E. Adams hired me soon after GBMC opened its doors. We worked together and remained good friends through the years, as did many of his other employees. A brilliant physician and clinician, Dr. Adams was the consummate professional. More importantly, he was a kind, considerate, and generous man. Rest in peace, JEA - your friendship was a blessing to all of us who had the good fortune to know you.

John Adams will be long remembered by those of us fortunate enough to have worked with him.A true professional in every sense of the word but also a caring and considerate individual.