CONDOLENCES (GuestBook)


We both have very fond memories of Warren and Helen during their time in London at LCBM. We are sad to hear of his passing but know he is again together with Helen and with our Lord. Bob & June Furtney

Posted: 1/10/2018 by Bob FCurtney of Burlington, ON, Canada



I had the pleasure of getting to know Warren over the last 8 years when he visited the Orchard. We connected on so many levels regarding music and the Gospel. He loved his family. He loved his music. He loved his Savior. Enjoy Him now, Warren. Ryan

Posted: 1/10/2018 by Ryan Lealnd of Bedford , NH, United States



Sending love. Glad he is at peace. Hope your family too can find it. You have all been through a lot.

Posted: 1/12/2018 by Deb Solomon of , MA,



Warren was a truly talented and passionate musical artist who opened all of us, not only those with musical talents, to the blessings that music brings in our lives. He exposed us to music of all kinds, not only sacred music. During one of my years at the college, he organized a musical “event"—in fact, I think it may have been a competition of sorts— in which, grouped according to our class level, we had to rehearse and then perform songs from Broadway musicals that were popular at the time. My class, the class of '64, performed, I think, a piece called “Golden Days” from The Student Prince. Gordon Hamilton, our classmate, directed us. I privately felt sorry for Gordon because he was a talented and well-trained singer with a wonderfully mellifluous tenor voice …. and as a singing collective, we were not that good! Warren also put on public concerts which featured not only accomplished musicians from our student body but also from outside: for example, the wife of Ken Davis, our registrar and history professor, (I have forgotten her first name), who was a wonderful classical pianist, and the unforgettable black contralto, Marion Newby (she had a double last name but I can’t remember it) who lifted my soul high with her rendition of “Jesus Loves Me” at one of those concerts. Warren drew these talented people to the college and we had the privilege and benefit of being exposed to them. Warren was a delightful man to have known if only for a short period of my life. He had a joyful spirit and, at times, wicked sense of humour. I remember a particular LCBM choir concert at one of the London churches. We had finished with an especially poignant piece that rose to a resounding final note and then silence— It may have been “Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace." The audience was hushed. We began to file quietly down the altar steps in our usual way. The women in the choir were wearing long black skirts and someone, I don’t remember who, inadvertently stepped on the back of the skirt of one of the altos as it trailed across the carpet, bringing her to an abrupt stop at her waist. I remember the startled look on her face. Warren, who was facing us, with back to the audience, burst into a sputtering guffaw that he tried to suppress with his hand. The people in the sanctuary could not see his face, of course, but we did, and we struggled to maintain our composure as we moved more quickly down the aisles. Warren’s faith, as I received it anyway, was very personal. He rarely sermonized. He told stories about things he had experienced or seen which he seasoned with his sense of God revealed in the everyday. I was never close to him and I never maintained contact with him after I left LCBM. But I have always appreciated, and taken pleasure from remembering, his playful and straight-in-the-face presence.

Posted: 1/12/2018 by Janice Newson of , , Canada



I was in Warren Adam's choir at LCBM the first year he came to Canada. I will never forget all I learned from him in every way. He was a great man. He sang at Dianne and my wedding 52 years ago. On behalf of all the alumni of London College of Bible and Missions (LCBM), I extend condolences to Carol and the family for their great loss with the assurance Warren is now singing in the greatest choir ever!

Posted: 1/12/2018 by Paul Estabrooks of London, Ontario, Ontario, Canada



My wife Wendy and I have such fond memories of our days in choir at LCBM in London. It is hard to capture all that Warren meant to us in those days and afterward. He made a difference to so many. Often choir practice would be consumed by Prof. Adams recounting stories and devotional thoughts with us. He would randomly share from one concept to the next. He captured our young hearts with his heart even more than he did with his masterful musical skill. He was a mentor more than a musician because of his genuineness and transparency. The music still caries the memories. Gone but never forgotten.

Posted: 1/12/2018 by Gary Carter of Brampton, ON, Canada



In 1965, my freshman year at LCBM, Warren asked me to audition for the choir. I should have been cautious. In those days, I could hardly carry a tune - even in the shower. To audition, he asked me to sing a verse of "O, For A Thousand Tongues To Sing, My Great Redeemer's Praise," while he played the piano. "Again," he said, "OK, you're in the choir. We will be on tour for two weeks. You will stand in front of Paul Brownson." End of story? No. Paul's booming baritone voice "came-right-through-me" when we sang. Warren was a wise leader. He knew I worked at the London Rescue Mission, so surmised I would not be afraid to give my testimony when we sang in the prisons. He risked having me in the choir, but strategically placed me in front of his best baritone! Heaven's choir just added a new member - one who can definitely carry a tune!!

Posted: 1/12/2018 by James (Jim) Cunningham of Langley, BC, Canada



I had the incredible privilege of being part of the choir and a quartet during my 1st year at London College of Bible and Missions. Although I had been raised to always be on time there was an occasion when I was 2 minutes late arriving for the bus on one of our choir tours. I was greeted at the door of the bus by Mr. Adams who curtly asked "So, Congram, how late are you?" I replied that I was simply 2 minutes late to which he replied to multiply that by 40 representing the others on the bus and that will tell you that you were well over an hour late. The lesson only served to reinforce my desire to be on time. I also remember those occasions when he would tell particular individuals that on any given occasion he was expecting us to give testimony as part of a concert. However, he would also be quick to assert "Now don't bother telling me what Christ did for you years ago tell me how He's at work in your life right now." I will always remember a gentle, emotionally tender man who was eager to develop the best in other people and I will be forever grateful as one of the beneficiaries of his care.

Posted: 1/13/2018 by Chuck Congram of BELLE RIVER, ON, Canada



Dear Carol, Ron and I send our condolences, love, and prayers during these days of sadness and loss. We have wonderful memories of your father and mother. Warren encouraged me to change my direction of study when I was a student at LCBM and I spent the next 4 years studying music with him. Those years prepared me for a Church Music ministry that lasted over 4 decades. I will always be grateful for his expertise, his faith, his guidance, his love, and his care. Thank you for sharing him with us!

Posted: 1/13/2018 by Christine Unruh of Surrey, British Columbia, Canda



Warren was the most influential person in my life in relation to my career in music ministry. As a vocal teacher and choir director he was tops. He challenged all of us in the music department at LCBM to give it our very best and focused us on doing so to the glory of God. Following college, for eight years, I taught along side him at OBC in Toronto. Throughout that time and since then I have considered him as my mentor, example and friend. I thank God for Warren Adams.

Posted: 1/13/2018 by of , ,



Warren Adams was a blessed and talented musician who loved his LORD and served HIM with passion and precision. We are humbly grateful to have been taught by such a masterful and godly man. Praying God will bring comfort in knowing his unwavering faith is now perfect sight!

Posted: 1/13/2018 by Helen and Barry Buder of Woodstock, , Canada



Warren Adams was a special man. I consider him to be my musical mentor here in NH. He was my voice teacher, a co-worker at CCS where he taught some voice while I taught there. He was a great man of God.

Posted: 1/19/2018 by Cindy Ladew of Chester, NH,



Dear Hayley, you may not remember me, but I was your third grade teacher. Mrs Hutchinson. I am so sorry to see that your grandfather passed away. It surely looks like he had a wonderful life of music. I always enjoyed seeing him- such an elegant gentleman who loved you!

Posted: 1/20/2018 by Gina Hutchinson of East Derry, NH,



To Warren my friend, thank you for your kindness and love over the years and for your testimony of what a follower of Jesus Christ truly is. When though we lost touch over the last few years, i will miss you. I have thought of you often and have the fondest memories of our times together You were a great man, a real hero in a world where we need more hero's like you. Your friend jim donison

Posted: 1/20/2018 by James donison of weare, NH, United States



Carol: We met a few years ago at your Hevey St home where I continued assisting your father in attending to his tax obligations. Prior to that time,last years first, I visited him at the Londonderry Retirement Home and prior to that, he'd come to the office while your mother was still living. Our conversations quite often were directed towards his family and his past. Reading other condolences, I find more about this amazing man that I truly enjoyed spending time with. One thing for certain, he relished his work offering ministry and music. He kept at it for a very long time and he is one person who I will greatly miss. Rest in peace with Helen my friend and I promise to always remember you.The "Sound of Music" has finally arrived in Heaven.

Posted: 1/26/2018 by Herve Riel of Merrimack, NH, USA



Rest in peace brother Adams from a former music student of his from Barrington College 1978-1982.

Posted: 9/7/2018 by William T Fithian of Danville, IL, USA



Carol and family, I knew Warren when I was at Barrington College in 1978. He sang for our wedding in June 1985. Helen also attended our wedding. I learned a lot about good vocal production just by accompanying his voice students. You may recall he, Reynir Gudmundsonn, and I toured in Canada the summer of 78, where we met you, Beth, and Christy. I just pulled out 3 books he gave me and have been reading them: A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie, Psalms of My Life by Joseph Bayly, and a book of modern parables also by Joseph Bayly. He inscribed all 3 of them, and I cherish his words. Sorry I found out about his passing so much later.

Posted: 4/4/2022 by Roger B Seekell of Louisville, KY,



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