Thomas Cayle Adams
Thomas Cayle Adams, age 85, of El Dorado Hills, Calif., passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Oct. 16, 2023, after a 10-month battle with cancer.
Tom was born on April 24, 1938, to Cayle and Getrude Adams, in Chardon.
After Tom graduated from Chardon High School, in 1956, he went on to earn his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from The Ohio State University in 1962, after serving six months in the United States Army Reserves.
On New Year’s Eve in 1966, Tom met Anne-Doerte Epstude on a blind date in New Jersey. They were married in 1967 and went on to have five children (Elke, Vince, Matt, Sabine and Bettina). Tom and Anne settled in El Dorado Hills, Calif., after Tom accepted an offer to work at Aerojet in Rancho Cordova, Calif.
Tom worked for 13 different organizations and loved his work as an IT analyst and later as a manager with the State of California and Yolo County, where he retired.
After retirement, Tom’s interests became his family history, promoting Americanism in schools through the Sons of the American Revolution programs, creative writing and learning his faith.
Tom is survived by his dear wife, Anne-Doerte E. Adams, of El Dorado Hills; sons, Vincent Cayle Adams (Dionne Adams) and Matthew Cayle Adams (Natalie Adams); daughters, Elke Anne Houser (Jim Houser), Sabine Anne Adams Hall (Zak Hall) and Bettina Anne Adams Hart; grandsons, Nicholas Cayle Adams, Connor Adams Hall, Mason Adams Hall, Nolan Adams Hall, Andrew Hams, Michael Hams, Thomas Hams, Jeffrey Thomas Hart and Ryan Adam Hart; and granddaughters, Becky Lee Adams Mouren, Michelle Lee Adams, Julia Clare Adams, Ashley Elizabeth Adams, Eden Grace Hall and Katelynn Anne Hart.
The family will hold a memorial service at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, at Holy Trinity Parish, 3111 Tierra de Dios Drive, El Dorado Hills, Calif.
