Kent, CT -- After years of battling Multiple Sclerosis, Holly MceMackin Adams, 69, died peacefully on Monday, July 16, 2018, while in the attentive care of the staff at Live Well Assisted Living Facility, Southington, CT. Born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Frank Joseph McMackin and MaryAnn Dunn MeMackin, Holly grew up in Garden City, Long Island and subsequently graduated from Georgian Court College in New Jersey. In 1971, Holly married Bruce K. Adams of Washington, CT and throughout their 46 year marriage the couple lived in Sharon, Salisbury, Cornwall,
and ultimately Kent, CT. That same year, Holly began teaching art at the Housatonic Valley Regional High School until her retirement in 2003. In addition to her unbridled love for art, teaching and Housatonic, Holly enjoyed gardening, travel, and time spent with family. Holly had many artistic and career accomplishments on her resume, including the creation of a series of illustrated recipes sold nationally by Balangier Designs, Ft. Lee, NJ. One of those designs appeared in the movie, “Tootsie.” Most recently, the recipes were used to raise over $1,700 for the Kent
Food Bank. Still, Holly always pointed to her biggest triumph as being the mother of her two wonderful children: Samuel Adams (44) of Seattle, Washington and Sarah
Adams Osborne (39) of Kent, CT. In 1978, to further nurture her passion for art in various media — drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, sculpture, weaving, clay
figurines and computer graphics -- Holly was awarded a Masters in Art Education from the University of Hartford, which culminated in a one-woman art show dubbed, “thesis on the walls.” For those many friends and colleagues who
knew Holly personally, they would attest to the fact that she was not only an excellent teacher, but more importantly she was well-liked, pleasant, gentle, family oriented, and unquestionably, an all around good person. Aside from her
beloved husband, Bruce, devoted children Samuel and Sarah, Holly is survived by six beautiful grandchildren, Ashton, Charlie, and Abi Osborne and Cyrus, Toby and
Annika Adams, as well as her brother, F. Joseph MceMackin Ill, Naples, FL and sister Megan Hennessey, Manila, UT. To celebrate Holly Adams’ extraordinary life, there will be an 11 a.m. funeral mass on Friday, July 20, 2018 at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 17 Bridge Street, Kent, CT. Interment at Flanders Cemetery (private), followed by a Celebration of Life gathering at her home at 47 Studio Hill
Road, Kent, CT. Funeral arrangements by Kenny Funeral Home, Sharon, CT. In lieu of flowers, donations to Kent Ambulance, P. O. Box 355, Kent, CT 06757, in Holly's
memory are welcome.