James Adams

Dr. James Mills Adams, 83, of Kerrville, Texas, passed away on August 31, 2019 at his home in Kerrville. He was born on August 4, 1936 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Fern Mills and Paul Avery Adams. He was married to Sherrell Diane Adams in Rapid City, South Dakota on October 11, 1958.\r\n\r\nJim graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in Rapid City with a BS Degree in Chemical Engineering. He went on to earn his PH.D. in Nuclear Engineering with an emphasis on astrophysics and thermodynamics and worked for many years in the aerospace and pharmaceutical industries. Jim served 2 years in the Army combat engineers and Army Chemical Corps until being granted an "early out" to attend Graduate School in accordance with their newly enacted Critical Skills program. \r\n\r\nJim served on numerous corporate and association boards as well as a congressional manufacturing task force and received awards for industrial achievement. He was the inventor on more than 25 patents related to thermodynamics, remote sensing and signature recognition and authored over 40 journal articles related to aerospace technology, urban transport, and international trade.\r\n\r\nHe was deeply involved in Kerrville cultural activities and served many years as the president of the Kerrville Symphony. \r\n\r\nHe is survived by his wife Sherrell, son Christopher, daughter Cynthia, granddaughters Elle, Alexis, and Hannah and great grandchildren Cayden and Natalia.\r\n\r\nFuneral services will be held on Sept 14th at 2pm at First United Methodist Church.