James H. Adair

Of Newton, Oct 7. Beloved husband of Patricia "Patty" (Smith). Loving father of Evan S. & Susan S. Adair of Newton. Son of Elizabeth "Betty" (Akin) of Long Beach, CA and the late Clinton Duncan Adair. Brother of Jane Adair of Long Beach, CA and Elizabeth and her husband James Little of Richmond, VA. Son-in-law of Virginia Smith. He also leaves his sister-in-law and brother-in law Geraldine and Harvey Taylor of Sudbury, his nieces and nephews Stacy and Steven Taylor and James and Jason Little, his dear friends Carol and Maury Cyr and countless friends and colleagues who called and visited him in the last months of his life. Funeral from the Eaton & Mackay, Funeral Home, 465 Centre St., Newton Corner on Friday, October 11 at 9:30 a.m. Followed by a Funeral Mass in Our Lady Help of Christians Church at 10:30 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting hours Thursday 4-8 p.m. Parking lot adjacent to Funeral Home. Interment Newton Cemetery. Memorials in Jim's name may be made to MGH Cancer Fund, MGH Development Office, 100 Charles River Plaza, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114, Attn. Dr. Jeffrey Clark or the James Adair Scholarship Fund at Bentley College, c/o Dara Donahue, 175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452. Please make checks payable to James Adair Scholarship Fund. Eaton & Mackay Funeral Home 1-617-244-2034