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HOWARD “BUTCH” WILLARD ADAMS
MONKTON — Howard “Butch” Willard Adams, 72, passed away Feb. 22, 2021, after a brief hospitalization. He was born March 13, 1948, in Burlington, Vt., to George H. and Elinor (Sullivan) Adams, who have predeceased him.
Howard graduated from Vergennes High School in 1966. He received his associates degree from Vermont Technical College in Mechanical Design in 1968. Immediately following college he started his 30-year tenure with IBM.
While at IBM, Howard met Linda M. Clark of Hinesburg. They married in Hinesburg on August 21, 1971, and built their first home in Monkton. In 1980 Howard moved his family to Benson, Ariz., to help open a new plant in Tucson for IBM. While in Arizona Howard and the family participated in Boy Scouts where Howard was Cub Master for many years. Howard coached multiple soccer and softball teams for his sons while being active with his father George in the Benson Lions Club. In 1989 he had the opportunity to move his family back to his home state of Vermont. They purchased a home in Monkton, where they finished raising their sons, and where he resided until his death.