Daniel L. Adams

Adams, Daniel L., prominent attorney, 68, of Plantation, Florida, died Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at Mercy Manor Nursing Home following a courageous two and a half year battle with cancer and complications following surgery in December, 2003. The love that Dan felt for his family and friends defined his life. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Julie, whom he married on August 13, 1960, in Columbus, Ohio; two daughters, Meghan and Cristin; Cristin's partner, Meris Sims; two beloved granddaughters, Rose Adams and Rory Adams all of whom were his inspiration to fight his cancer; his mother, Margaret Adams; sister, Mary Ann Adams; sister-in-law, Kit Vogel (Dick); brother-in-law, Robert Faller (Janice); nieces and nephews, J.R. Vogel, Jennifer Downing (Erik), Jeff Vogel, Mark Faller (Ginger), Nicole Dorr (Kevin), and nieces and nephews, Clay, Sloane, and little Faller and little Dorr; special sons, Walker Lee Watkins, Barry Lynn Robinson, Kenny Green, Mike Green, Chandler White, Rennie Latson, Jim Hill, M.D., and Willie Miller; special daughters, Pam Hospadar and Susan LaVrar; and numerous dear friends in Ft. Lauderdale and around the country; his father, Paul Adams, predeceased. Second to Dan's dedication to his family and friends was his love of his church, St. Gregory's of Plantation where he served as Eucharistic Minister with great joy. Dan was born in Beaver, Ohio, in 1936, and graduated from Ohio State in 1960 with an LL.D., J.D. in law and decided to return to Ft. Lauderdale and begin his married life and law practice. He began his work under the tutelage of Bob Bratzel and Attorney's Title Insurance and began private practice at English, McCaughan and O'Bryan Law Firm in 1967 as a Title Attorney and served on both the local Board of Directors of the Fund and the corporate Board of Directors of the Fund for many years after that. He loved the Fund and enjoyed knowing that he started on the ground floor of the Fund in Broward County and eventually was Chairman of the Board of the entire corporation! In addition Dan was a member of the Florida Bar Association; on the Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar Association. He was a member of the American Bar Association, served as CoChair of the Liaison with Title Insurers Committee of the Florida Bar's Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section , Chairman of the Title Standards Committee, member of the Marketable Records Act Study Commission, Director of Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. (Colorado), the New River Club, Plantation Chamber of Commerce, One Hundred Club of Broward County, Ohio State University Alumni Association of Broward County. From February, 2002 to July of 2004 Dan was the Vice President of Examination Standards for Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc. Dan was well loved by all of us, and he will be greatly missed. Calling Hours will be on Sunday, September 25, 2005, from 4-8 p.m. at T.M. Ralph Funeral Home in Plantation, Florida. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday, September 26, 2005, at 10 a.m. at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Plantation, Florida. Donations can be made to Mercy Manor North Nursing Home through the Development Fund of Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. 1-4-3. Arrangements by T.M. Ralph Plantation Funeral Home, 7001 NW 4 Street, Plantation, FL 33317, www.tmralph.com, 954-587-6888.