This is teacher: Jim
Adams
Identified by classmates Vicki Abbey and Gary Lennon.
Jim Adams, son of James and Eva
Adams of Simcoe, graduated North School, Simcoe High, and Hamilton Normal
School. Jim married his high school sweetheart, Inda Stitt, 5 Jul 1952 in
Guelph, and spent his entire teaching career in Norfolk County, retiring
in 1987. He taught music and grades 7 and 8 at Port Dover Public School,
then was principal's relief at North, South and Elgin Schools, before
becoming vice principal at South School. He spent the next 18 years
coaching "every sport that was played there" and teaching at
Port Dover Composite School, before spending five years as vice principal
at Delhi District Secondary School. Jim and Inda have four children, 10
grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Jim and Inda "did the
Florida thing" for 20 years. Jim has been very involved in Simcoe
Lions Club and volunteers at NGH Nursing Home where Inda resides.
-- also see Jim
Adams in 1948 Simcoe High photo.
-- Jim actually told us more, see it here.
Our tour of people in the photo is
organized left to right by row.
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