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Louis Adams - Our Beloved Cousin

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 Durham, N.C. - Parkwood Firefighter/EMT Louis Adams, age 46, died Monday, December 15th at Duke Medical Center. On Monday afternoon, life support for Driver-Operator/EMT-Intermediate Adams was withdrawn. Louis was a patient listed as critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at Duke University Medical Center after a cardiac event that occurred one week prior. At approximately 12:30 hours on Monday, December 8th, Louis suffered a cardiac arrest while exercising at a fitness center near his home in Burlington.

Resuscitation of Louis Adams was initiated by two nurses who were also exercising at the gym. A rapid response from First Responders Ricky Irbe
and Robert Yeager on Squad 2 operating out of Burlington Fire Department Station 4 and Alamance County EMS Medic 103 operated by David Rudd and Al Beard stabilized Louis Adams enough so that he could be transported to Alamance Regional Medical Center. After Louis was further stabilized at Alamance Regional, he was swiftly transported to Duke University by the crew on Medic 103 who were assisted by Alamance County Medic 105 staffed by David Thomas and Betsy Holloman. Louis was a full time employee of the Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department in Durham County and also a volunteer at the Gibsonville Fire Department. Louis had previously been employed at the Elon Fire Department. In his immediate family, Louis leaves behind two daughters, a grandson, and his parents.

Both Louis Adams’ immediate family and his extended fire service family would like to extend our deepest and utmost gratitude to the men and women who responded to the call for our fallen brother. Firefighter Louis Adams was also a long time friend of the FireNews.net and Carolinas Fire Page community. His CFP number was 592, and that number will be retired with him.

May he rest in peace.

Soon after passing the body of Louis was carried from Duke University Medical Center to Hanes Lineberry funeral home in Greensboro. Louis was accompanied by his fellow A-shift brothers and sister. Louis was carried in Parkwood Medic-63 which was led by Parkwood Engine-631 and followed by Parkwood 610. Along the way nearly every overpass from Durham to Greensboro was occupied by at least one piece of fire apparatus and its crew saluting Louis as he passed.

Below is a poem for our favorite cousin written by Judith Pleasant:

Cousin, cousin, cousin, of mine.
You really, really, are so kind.
Though your troubles seem more than a few, you would never
know it by talking with you.
Your high-spirited ways always amaze,
because you bring sunlight to cloudy days.
You seem so upbeat, and that’s a great treat,
for all the people that you meet.
You like to help others when you can
and people like you are how hope and charity began.
You are so spiritual and so true; it’s easy to see that God is with you.
Good-hearted people like you are a rare find
and that’s why I’m glad you are a cousin of mine.

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