Brother Francis shares a song and blessing to conclude the service.

Nathan Williams, one of Adam's uncles, reads a couple of scripture passages and a special prayer he wrote for Adam.

Adam's cousin Kirsten reads "Sea of Life", a poem by Suzy Kassem.  Find a seashell, hold it tight and embrace your memories of Adam.

Adam loved living "off the grid" in an ohana under the care of "uncle" Gilbert with a few very close friends and roommates.  Uncle plays the ukulele with a couple friends in a special tribute to Adam.

Several of Adam's friends share a few stories about their times together.

Adam's brother, Tim, shared a letter he had written to Adam when he was deployed with his Marine unit to Iraq & Afghanistan... a letter which we are very glad that Adam never had to read.

Precious memories of Adam shared by his parents Debbi Katz and Steven Newkirk.

Precious memories of Adam shared by his parents Debbi Katz and Steven Newkirk.

Welcome and introduction of family members by Adam's parents:  Debbi Katz and Steven Newkirk.

Hawaiian blessing and prayer by Brother Francis to begin the Celebration of Life Service for Adam John Newkirk.

Guests arrive for the Celebration of Life Service for Adam John Newkirk while acoustic guitar is played by Joel Katz on the Molokai Lawn at the Plantation Course, Kapalua Resort, Maui.

On Sunday evening, November 8, 2015, at 5:00pm our Celebration of Life for Adam John Newkirk began on the Molokai Lawn at the Plantation Course, Kapalua Resort, Maui.

Over 130 guests attended the celebration service which included music, memories and readings.  This will be updated to include video from the service.

Adam John Newkirk was born at 9:24 pm on February 4, 1981, in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a head full of dark hair and dark brown eyes. 

Weight: 9 lbs, 1 oz.
Length: 22 and 1/4 inches.

It took us a day or two to decide on his name as we had several that we liked, but none actually stood out as the perfect name for our beautiful son.  The name “Adam” was one of our favorites, but our reluctance was because we thought the name Adam meant “first born” but this beautiful baby boy was our second child.  We researched the meaning of the names on the list and discovered that “Adam” actually meant “Man of the Earth”.  For those of you who know Adam well, you will agree that we found the PERFECT name for him for two reasons.  The first is that Adam is the son of a geologist father and a geophysicist mother and the second is that he grew to be a man who loved nature and the outdoors.