Harold E. (Hal) Adams |
| Posted 2009-04-15 by Sharon |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ May 23, 2001, p. A16 Harold R. (Hal) Adams of Wickenburg, died in his sleep at the Good Samaritan Hospital on May 3, 2001. He was 88. Hal was born Dec. 8, 1912 in Illinois. He had been a horseman from the age of 6, when he was a boy in Elgin, Ill. He came to Arizona in the 1930s and soon he knew the trails around Phoenix like the back of his hand. When the population started to grow rapidly, he knew something had to be done for the horsemen and hikers. They needed trails, so with his fellow horsemen a committee was formed in 1963. He headed the Maricopa Riding and Hiking Trail Committee, which encompassed much of the Salt River Valley. This was the largest project undertaken by the committee. Hal was instrumental in persuading former Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall to permit riding and hiking along the stock driveways. He also marked the trail around 10 miles of the 50-mile driveway paralleling the Black Canyon Highway. The trail crisscrossed the old Black Canyon Highway and continued to the Prescott National Forest. He was the original trail member of the old Horseman Posse, and a member of the Maricopa County Posse. Hal was a director of the Verde Vaqueros, the first president of the Arabian Horse Association, and was president of the Western Saddle Club. Until his illness, he rode with the Desert Caballeros. He served in the Navy during World War II, and was self-employed as a photo engraver. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Adams of Wickenburg; two daughters, Teri McCoy of San Diego, Calif., and Cathy Evans of Glendale; six grandchildren, Chris, Peter, Paul, David, Carrie and Julie; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services were held, with the State Commander of the VFW conducting graveside services at the St. Francis Cemetery in Phoenix. Contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, 255 N. Washington St., Wickenburg, Ariz. 85390. See Also: Find a Grave |
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