 ADAMS, PAUL HENRY age 92, died November 16, 1914. His wife of 53 years, Harriet Withers Adams preceded him in death, as did his parents John Amos Adams and Helen Belle Shields Adams. He is survived by his children Amie Green of Roswell, NM, Paul H. Adams Jr. of Bloomfield, NM, Helen Wicker of Orlando, Fl, Meg Adams-Cameron of Albuquerque, NM, foster daughter Robin Mitchell and her three daughters; six grandchildren Scott Adams, Stacie Boswell, Bryce Green, Julia, Michael, and Susanna Wicker, and two great-grandchildren. He graduated from UNM (Mechanical Engineering, BS-1944 MS-1965) and served in the US Navy during WWII on the USS Lexington. Paul worked at Sandia National Labs for 35 years, retiring in 1983. Of his unclassified work, there was a project called the "rocket sled" and early solar energy research in the 1970's that included a large solar tower still on lab property today. It was this work that took him and Harriet to the Pyrenes in 1976, for testing a solar tower built there. He was an active member of the American Society of Experimental Stress and Strain Analysis, transcribing and editing conference proceedings, long before computers made that trivial. He co-authored a text on experimental stress analysis for university students and working mechanical engineers. In Albuquerque, he and Harriet enjoyed playing bridge, listening to symphony and opera, attending Bible studies and "Round Up" a young-married's group at First United Presbyterian Church. He was an avid fly fisherman, tying his own flies and often catching trout for dinner out of the Jemez River at the back of his retirement home. He loved to fish with his son along streams in Southern Colorado, wading from one beaver pond to the next during family summer vacations in his camper and truck. He retired full-time to live in his beloved Jemez Mts. where he tended fruit trees and a large vegetable garden. The mechanics of clocks continued to fascinate him, so he often repaired them and built a paper model of the gears. He expanded his woodworking hobby and built grandfather clock cases and small pieces of furniture for family members. He volunteered his skills renovating and maintaining the Presbyterian Church, established by his grandfather in Jemez Springs. A service in remembrance of his life will be held Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 11:00a.m. at the Jemez Springs Presbyterian Church, Hwy 4, Jemez Springs, NM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the church and sent to PO Box 97, Jemez Springs, NM 87025
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