A letter from his brother, Robert, states that "on the 16th May brother Adam was laid to rest at Morden Crematorium. . .For some time he was compaining about pain in the right foot and leg and was waiting togo to hospital. However, as I understand, he became very sick and was admitted immediately. . .When we first saw Adam in hospital, the leg had been amputated below the knee, but on later visits his condition deteriorated quickly due to the unexpected cancer in the stomach which was untreatable. My last two visits were three days before the end. On the first one of the two, he had one good hour with us. After that I could only hold his hand. I must pay tribute to Adam's friends, especially the lady who attended to the tasks that Jenny would have undertaken had she been able to do so. He had also a great many Indian friends to whom he was a father figure. They relied on him for guidance and advice. The service at the crematorium was conducted by a retired S. A. (Salvation Army) officer who was also a family friend. The chapel was overflowing with his many friends and several paid tribute to his influence in their lives. . .on his last journey he was surrounded with love and a good many tears. He was always larger than life figure, somebody to be picked out in a crowd, and an individual to take charge of the situation. However, 'let's not think of death as extinguishing the light, but putting out the lamp because Dawn has come'."