Godfrey S. Adamos, 65, of Virginia Beach, Virginia passed away peacefully on the evening of Tuesday, June 18, 2013. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends.
Godfrey was born July 1, 1947 in Cebu, Philippines to Godofredo and Felicitas Sepulveda Adamos. He graduated high school at University of Mindanao in Penaplata, Samal Island in 1964.
Godfrey enlisted in the Navy in 1968 and was honorably discharged in 1972. He continued his schooling in the United States. Soon after, he began his Federal Career as a computer programmer for the Department of Defense. In his long and diverse career, he developed navigation guidance software for several shipboard missile programs. On August 31, 2003, he retired from Federal Service after 32 dedicated years. For the next 10 years of retirement, he enjoyed so many activities that made him happy – traveling with his wife and family, fishing, crabbing, and gardening. He always enjoyed spending quality time with his family, especially his grandsons.
Godfrey is survived by his wife of 39 years, Edna C. Adamos; his two sons, Elbert G. Adamos and his wife Nichole of Machipongo, VA with grandsons Brandon and Kaden, and Edward G. Adamos and his wife Mindie of Virginia Beach, VA; mother Felicitas Adamos of Samal, Philippines; brother Reuel Adamos and his wife Teresita of Virginia Beach and (Nephews and Niece) Timothy, Rachel, and Troy; 4 sisters Rosalinda Adamos of Davao City, Philippines and (Nephew) PJ, Elizabeth Benedicto of Virginia Beach and (Nephew) Elijah, Astra and Willie Requillo of Provo, Utah and (Nephews) Jonathan and David, Ceres Adamos of Samal, Philippines and (Nieces) Ceeloh, Hannah, and Elah. This wonderful man will be greatly missed, but his spirit and presence will always be with us.
His family will receive friends from 4:00 – 7:00 PM on Monday, June 24, 2013 at Family Choice Funerals & Cremations at 5401 Indian River Road in Virginia Beach. This will be a celebration of his life in a casual atmosphere surrounded with love and support – exactly as he wished.
Please send any condolences to his loving wife, Edna C. Adamos, and family at 5308 Etheridge Circle, Virginia Beach, VA 23464. You can also share condolences with the family at www.FamilyChoiceFunerals.com
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May our Heavenly Father comfort you.
To the Family of Godfrey, you have my deepest sympathy of the passing of your love one. I will always treasure the work relationship and friendship that him and I had before and after retirement. Godfrey and I would always get together and have lunch; I will always miss those days.
Phil 1:2-3
2 Grace be unto you (The Godfrey Family), and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I thank my God (for letting me know Godfrey Adamos) upon every remembrance of you,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May you find comfort and strength during this time of loss and countless memories during this celebration of life.
Dearest Edna and Family,
Our heartfelt prayers during these difficult times. Keep those wonderful memories close to heart.
With warm regards,
Glendya and Arnold
Godfrey and I worked on several projects and he was fully involved providing both technical insight and hard work. Some of the projects were difficult with tight schedules, but Godfrey was always there lending his assistance and keeping us all in good humor.
He will be missed.
My condolences to Edna and sons and hope prayers will provide a joyful light to guide them and family through their grief.
To the Adamos Family, I worked with Godfrey early on in our careers at Dam Neck. He was a true professional with a wonderful sense of humor. He shared with great pride, many stories of the family that he treasured. May your memories of him help you through this difficult time.
Mrs. Adamos, We were so sorry to hear of your loss.
We have had the honor of getting to know Bert, Nichole, Brandon and Kaden over the past couple years. It is obvious that you and your husband raised Bert to be an incredible person.
Although we did not have the honor to meet your him, we can see through Bert what a great man he was. Please accept our condolences.
Godfrey, I developed a special relationship with him. He became my mentor when I was growing up and always looking up to him. Godfrey was always sharing his technical knowledge when sought for an advice. He started driving a tractor at the age of 7 or 8 and driving a jeep at the age of 9. Godfrey and I used to go hunting together. I admired him a lot for his marksmanship with both the airgun and the Marlin .22 caliber rifle. He was a good shot. Me and Uncle Godfrey lived in an apartment in Manila for about 6 months before Godfrey joined the Navy in 1968. I followed his footsteps and joined the Navy in 1969. My family and I visited Uncle Godfrey and his family in Virginia Beach in December 1980. Godfrey and Edna were very accomodating taking us around Norfolk. For that period of time Godfrey and I spent together, I never saw Godfrey ever mad or exuding a bad attitude. He was always in good spirit. He is a great loss to everyone and my dad would miss him dearly.
To Edna and Family,
I spent 2 summer vacations with him in Samal, Davao back in the 60’s. Growing up as a child, I developed a special relationship with him. He was my mentor and always looking up to him. He always shared his technical knowledge when sought for an advice. The last time we saw each other was in December 1980. Godfrey and Edna were very hospitable and accomodating taking us around Norfolk. For that length of time I have known Godfrey, he was always in good spirit and with a good sense of humor. He is a great loss to everyone and I would miss him dearly.