Roy I. Adams III died on March 11, 2022 at the age of 74. He

passed away peacefully with his family by his side. Roy was

born in Providence, Rhode Island on January 16, 1948. He was a

22 year long resident of Tyler, Texas. As the son of a career

Army officer, Roy spent his childhood growing up in Mobile,

Ala.; New Orleans, La.; Agana, Guam; Yokohama, Japan; Brooklyn,

N.Y.; Orleans, France; Ft Campbell, Ky.; and Colorado Springs,

Col. Having the same name as his dad, Roy’s nickname was Chip,

as in “a chip off the old block”. He is preceded in death by his

parents, Roy I. Adams Jr. of Providence, Rhode Island and Mary

Evelyn Crocker Adams of East Providence, Rhode Island.

Roy graduated from Widefield High School in Security, Colorado

in 1965. He later joined the Air Force in December of 1967. He

was a writer and editor for several military newspapers, to

include The Stars & Stripes in Europe. Roy was assigned to

DaNang Airfield in Vietnam in 1971 and served as editor of the

Gunfighter Gazette. Throughout his AF career he received

numerous awards and honors for his achievements in writing and

public affairs. Being stationed all around the world, Roy lived

a very full life. He enjoyed traveling to “places most Americans

can’t even find on a map”. He served 21 years honorably and

retired as a Senior Master Sergeant. After retiring from active

duty, Roy continued working as a reporter for the Air Force

Times and in public affairs at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls,

Texas.

As well as being a gifted writer, Roy’s hobbies included

photography, cooking and baking, playing golf, traveling and

political activism. He often shared his op eds in the Tyler

paper.

He is survived by his family: daughter Jolene Oster (Paul) of

Tyler, Texas and their three sons, Tyler Oster of Big Bend

National Park, Texas; Ryan Oster (SeungYeon) and Roy’s great-

grandson Joon Oster of Navarre, Florida; and Davis Oster of The

Virginia Military Institute. His sons, Jeff Adams of Phoenix,

Arizona and Jeremy Adams of Tyler, Texas and his grandchildren,

Naomi, Jenna, Nathan and Jonathan. His sister Leigh Dolin of

Covington, Washington and nieces Kerry Hernandez and Christie

Webb. His sister, Lorraine Gmiter and husband Bill Gmiter of

Westminster, Colorado and nephews Clinton and Danny Gmiter.

Roy will be laid to rest at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in

Denver, Colorado on April 15th.