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Tributes to Neil Adams after lorry driver dies in collision




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A hard-working family man who died in a road accident was doing the job he loved, said his wife.

Lorry driver Mr Neil Adams, 59, of Manners Road, Balderton, died when his lorry was involved in a collision with another on the A50 near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.

A funeral service will be held at St Giles’ Church, Balderton, on Monday at 2.30pm followed by cremation at Sherwood Forest Crematorium, Ollerton.

Mr Adams’s wife, Caroline, said it had always been her husband’s passion to be an HGV driver like his late father, Derrick.

Mr Adams worked for J. Marriott (Collingham) Ltd, of Brunel Drive, Newark.

“It was his dream job. Ever since he was a boy he had wanted to be a lorry driver. He worked hard but he loved it,” Mrs Adams said.

Mr Adams was diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago, which was discovered during a routine blood test.

He was successfully treated and the couple had started to look forward to their retirement together.

They had bought a motor home as it was their dream to go travelling.

“We had got to the stage where we would talk about retirement,” Mrs Adams said.

Mr Adams was educated at The Grove School, Balderton.

When he left he worked as an apprentice at Donalds Mechanics in Newark.

He then worked at Worthing-ton Simpson, Balderton, before becoming a miner at Bilsthorpe Colliery, where he worked for 13 years. He had worked as a lorry driver for 22 years.

Mr and Mrs Adams married 34 years ago, four years after they started going out.

“I feel honoured and privileged to have been his wife. We had so many good times. There were no bad times,” Mrs Adams said.

The couple have two sons, Mark, 31, and Jonathan, 30, and two grandchildren.

Mr Adams was passionate about motorbikes and was planning to buy a classic bike for his 60th birthday next year.

He enjoyed music and football and stepped in to run Grove Rangers for five years when his boys were young, taking the team to the top of their league.

He doted on his family. He visited or called on his mother, Mrs Stephanie Adams, of Balderton, every day and was close to his sister, Elaine Adams.

“He was a real family man and loved family occasions,” Mrs Adams said.

“His greatest gift was that he gave people his time. His workmates will remember him for his wit and humour. There was always a joke in him.”

The family have asked for donations, in lieu of flowers, for Cancer Research UK. These can be sent to funeral directors E. Gill and Sons Ltd of Newark.



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