Jerald D. “Chip” Adair, Jr
Jerald D. “Chip” Adair, Jr. of Elverson,
Pennsylvania, passed away on January 18, 2008, at the
age of 41. Chip was the beloved son of his mother,
Grete Lewis Perkins of Talkeetna, Alaska, and father
and stepmother Jerald D. and Judith G. Adair, of
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Chip is also survived
by his loving brother Christopher Robin Adair of
Woodstock, NY, and sister Sallie Adair Greer of
Palmer, Alaska.
Chip lived in Talkeetna in the late 1980’s, and
although he returned to Pennsylvania, his heart was
always in Alaska.
To honor Chip’s love of photography, a fund has
been set up through Denali Arts Council to promote
photography for children and adults in this beautiful
place we call home. One proposed plan is to give
children cameras to take photos on the opening day of
Wild Woods Park, the new Talkeetna Community
Playground, scheduled to open in June. Each child
could then choose one photo he or she likes best, and
then attend matting and framing workshop, to be
followed by a photographic art show.
To know Chip was to love him, and in this way the
family hopes that his legacy will go forward through
photography. Memorials may be sent in care of Denali
Arts Council, P. O. Box 404, Talkeetna, AK 99676,
with “Chip Adair” written on the memo line.
The family would like to thank the community of
Talkeetna for their outpouring of love and
condolences.
A memorial service was held in Pennsylvania, and a
celebration of his life will be held in late May at
Cravers Right-of-Way farm in Talkeetna.
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