Wendell H. Adair Jr.

Please join us for a live stream of the Mr. Adair's Memorial Service on Saturday, April 27, 2024, via the following link: https://www.youtube.com/@comfortingmemorieslive9232.  The stream will begin ten minutes prior to the service.  Thank you.

Wendell Hinton Adair, Jr., 80, of St. Joseph, Michigan died Sunday, April 21, 2024.

He was born March 17, 1944, in in Fort Benning (Fort Moore), Georgia, the oldest of three  children born to Wendell Sr. and Jackie Adair.  He married Monica Adair (nee Evan) February 17, 2001, in Chicago, Illinois.

Wendell graduated with honors from Emory University.  He received his law degree from the University of Chicago and practiced corporate law in Chicago and New York. In the late 1980’s, he fell in love with Sawyer, Michigan, bought his future retirement house, and began making Michiana his home. After retiring from law, he and Monica moved to Sawyer fulltime.  They began a small business, investing and building houses in the Sawyer area. He and Monica enjoyed traveling the world — from New Zealand to Russia to Paris to Key West and California — but they loved returning home to their friends and family in Michigan.

Wendell will be greatly missed by family and friends. He is survived by his wife of twenty-three years, Monica Adair of St. Joseph; one daughter, E. Carol (Scott Merrill) Adair of Burlington, Vermont; two sons, Ben (Shoshanna Scholar) Adair of Los Angeles, John (Olivia Hollenhorst) Adair of Mammoth Lakes, California; four grandchildren, Gabriel, Soren, Brennan, Shea; one sister, Leeta (R.L.) Poston of Mobile, Alabama; one brother, David (Edie) Adair of Eatonton, Georgia; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Family and friends will gather Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. until time of service at 4:00 p.m. in Wagner Family Funerals Pobocik Chapel, 106 Ash Street East, Three Oaks.

The family prefers contributions in memory of Wendell be made to the American Red Cross, Post Office Box 37839, Boone, Iowa 50037-0839.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Wagner Family Funerals Pobocik Chapel, Three Oaks. Please share a memory or a message online: wagnercares.com.

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