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WORCESTER As he eulogized his father, a beloved deacon described as the “Mayor of Jaques Avenue,” four months ago, Woodrow Adams Jr. made a vow. The Worcester court officer, who’d lost not only his dad but also his uncle and grandmother in a terrible fire, would keep their legacies alive by continuing on the path of serving others. With the help of the community, Adams is hoping next month to help 3,000. His nonprofit, 508 Forever Young, is asking for help filling 3,000 backpacks with school supplies for a Back to School Bash slated for Aug. 28 at Fuller Family Park on Murray Avenue. ....
WORCESTER Despite frigid temperatures, a small group gathered Sunday around a large, black granite monument on the corner of Main and Agawam streets to honor and remember those who tragically lost their lives to the devastating, nondiscriminatory and destructive wrath of fire. William T. Breault, chairman of the Main South Alliance of Public Safety, led the solemn ceremony that has been held every March 7 since the monument was dedicated in 1992 to recognize the fatal fire two years earlier at 21 Florence St., in which four people perished. Each year on March 7, names of those who died the previous year are added to the cold slab of stone, forever etched as a constant reminder of the devastating, non-discriminatory wrath of fire. ....
WORCESTER Family and friends came together Monday in St. Peter Catholic Church to celebrate the lives of Edna Mae Williams and her son, Gerald “Jerry” Prince. Williams, 85, and Prince, 61, both died in a fire Feb. 12 at 13 Jaques Ave. Woodrow Adams Sr., 71, passed away Feb. 13 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston while being treated for smoke inhalation and injuries he sustained while jumping from the burning building. The life of Adams, who is the son-in-law of Williams and brother-in-law of Prince, will be celebrated Tuesday. Woodrow Adams Jr., who is a court officer in Worcester District Court, had nothing but praise for the service and the outpouring of support from the city of Worcester. ....
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WORCESTER The smoke was coming through a closet door at the back of his second floor apartment on Jaques Avenue when Luchaine Whyte first noticed it at around 7:15 p.m. He told his husband and they called their landlady, whom they affectionately refer to as Miss Lorraine. She wondered if it was a smell from someone smoking. But within minutes, the smoke was getting thicker. Whyte opened the door to check and knew they had to leave. He was barefoot and in long Johns as he made his way down the stairs without the leg brace he uses to walk. His husband, Rudy Griffin-Whyte, ran upstairs to warn Lorraine Adams and her husband. ....