Samuel John "Skip" Adams, 64, of Ashton, Illinois, sailed into the mystic on May 17, 2017, at his daughter's home in Lynnwood, Washington, after a short illness. His memorial service will be held on June 18, 2022, at Moundview Cemetery in Mount Vernon, Ohio, where he will be buried next to his mother, Mildred Sizemore, and his sister, Penelope Adams.

Skip was born on June 21, 1952 in Blue Diamond, Kentucky. He discovered the music of Jimi Hendrix at the age of 14, and from that moment forward, he was a passionate, talented, and successful guitarist and songwriter. His songs have been performed by musicians all over the world, have won multiple awards, and are played in feature films such as The Malibu Bikini Shop, Beyond the Lights, and the iconic zombie apocalypse movie Night of the Comet. Skip met his first wife, Audrey Goodman–a fellow musician–in Los Angeles, and the two started their family in a cozy home in California's San Fernando Valley, where Skip built a studio and continued recording his own and his friends' music. Skip spent many years living in Venice Beach, California, making his living as a sound and dialogue editor in the film and television industry. He worked for large editing houses such as West Productions and Todd AO on some of the most iconic television productions of the era, such as The Wonder Years, Dawson's Creek, and The X-Files. In the 1990's Skip founded the music publishing house Global Graffiti and began supporting other musicians as a record producer. He continued his work as a producer throughout his further adventures to Lebanon, Tennessee and Ashton, Illinois. He lived in Ashton with his second wife, Terri, and his beloved dog Henry, until the time of his death.

Skip was intensely proud of his family heritage, and spent many years building a database of Adams/Sizemore family history, which can still be found online at globalgraffiti.com/family. His reflections on his life as a musician can be found in the book A Song Story: The Life and Lyrics of Skip Adams, which is in the process of being adapted for print from his online blog by his daughter. Portions of his ashes reside in Lynnwood, Washington; Venice, California; and Renton, Washington, at the grave and memorial of Jimi Hendrix. His urn is engraved with the lyrics of Jimi Hendrix's One Rainy Wish:

Golden rose, the color of the dream I had

Not so long ago

Misty blue and lilac dew

Never to grow old

There you were, under the tree of song

Sleeping so peacefully

And in your hand a flower played

Waiting there for me

I had never laid eyes on you

Not before this timeless day

But you walked in and smiled my name

And you stole my heart away

Skip was a generous friend and a kind and loving father. He was charming, witty, funny, warm-hearted, cool, gentle, strong, forgiving, and beloved by everyone who met him. He leaves behind his children, Jacqui and James Adams, and their spouses, Kelly Rudisill and Wyatt Nelson; his three grandchildren, Rudi Adams, Lucy Nelson, and Rai Adams; his sister Pam Adams Roberts, and his brother Dan Adams; his wife, Teresa Frank Adams; and many dear friends and family members who loved him. He will be sorely missed, and spoken of with love. 

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