ADAMS, Robert 

Was born on Feb.1, 1968 in Page, AZ to Daniel and Margret (Green) Adams. He 
passed away on Sunday June 21, 2009 in Cheney, WA at the age of 41. Robert grew 
up in Texas and Washington. He was active in Boy Scouts, church, and high school 
band and jazz band. He joined the United States Navy in 1987 after graduation from 
Lake Roosevelt High School in Coulee Dam, WA. Robert spent 21 years in the Navy 
as an avionics technician aboard aircraft carriers. He retired as a Chief Petty Officer in 
2008 and most recently served aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. He married Kelley 
Donahue on Jan. 17, 1991. They enjoyed traveling and camping with their dogs Rosie, 
Riley, Gracie, and Elliott. His heart and his smile touched more lives than we'll ever 
know and his positive outlook was contageous. 

He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Elizabeth Green and his grandfather, 
Wilbur Adams. Survivors include: his wife, Kelley of West Seattle; mother, Margret 
(Green) Stanley of Lubbock, TX; father, Daniel and stepmother, Janet Adams of 
Cheney; brother, Jim Adams of Gunnison, CO; sister, Rebecca Adams Smith of 
Spokane; grandfather, Ray Green of Clinton, AR; and grandmother, Margaret Adams of 
Twin Falls, ID. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 25 at 10:00 a.m. at the 
Westside Chapel on the north entrance into Cheney. Burial will follow at Fairview 
Cemetery in Cheney. CHENEY FUNERAL CHAPEL, Cheney WA.

Published on 6/24/2009
Spokesman-Review