Daniel Patrick Adams of McKinleyville was born on December 5, 1991 in Eureka to Michael and Liz Adams, and passed away on November 29, 2025.

Dan loved being outside. As a child, he played roller hockey and baseball in the local little leagues. In the off-season, he could be found riding around the newly developing streets of Little Pond on his bike. On rainy days, he and his sibling, Annie, would go to the giant hills of mud leftover by the construction crews and slide down them for hours, coming home doused in mud. As he got older, he enjoyed playing paintball, ping pong, and bird watching at the marsh. He liked to go kayaking down the Eel River with his dad and dog, wander the local scenery, or go mountain biking out in Kneeland with his friends.

He liked to travel to LA, where there was always a fun restaurant to try, and visit the National Parks, including Yosemite, Crater Lake, Lassen Volcanic and Great Basin.

His calling was in the kitchen. Whether it was homemade fettuccine with bacon, caramelized leeks, and mushrooms or chicken pot pie, everything he made was delicious. He will be remembered most for his pizza. Rarely did a week go by where he didn’t make one; he was always tinkering with his dough recipe or had a new topping combination to try.

Dan will be remembered for his hilarious jokes, wonderful cooking, big heart, and loyalty to his friends and family. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Norma and Bud Tomascheski, his paternal grandparents, Madge and Pat Adams, and his beloved orange cat, Ironhide. He is survived by his parents and sibling. A memorial will be held on January 10, 2026 at Christ the King Church in Mckinleyville at 11 a.m. with a reception to follow.

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