Joshua M. Adams

Joshua Adams, 32, of Longmeadow, died unexpectedly at home on January 15, 2016.  He was born July 26, 1983 in Pittsfield, the son of Deborah Adams and Riccardo Casper.   He attended Minnechaug Regional high school.  He had a passion for working out, lifting weights and was pursuing a personal training certification.  He was a novice heavy weight champion at the Johnny Duke Western New England Golden Gloves Championship in 2009.  Josh is Survived by his cherished daughter Mia Prosser; his parents Deborah Adams and Riccardo Casper; his  girlfriend Dawn Prosser; his aunts Karen Benavidez of Colorado Springs Colorado and Sissy McLaughlin of St Petersburgh Florida;  uncles John Adams of Madison WI and James Adams of Reno Nevada and several cousins.  Josh was fortunate to have been surrounded by loving friends and family. Joanne, Pepe and Ryan words cannot even begin to express the love he had for you.  Josh was very blessed with the friends that he had, they are all extraordinary.  A memorial service will be held January 27, 2016 from 4 to 7 pm at  Tylunas Funeral Home , 159 Broadway, Chicopee, MA. A celebration of Joshua life will be held at 6pm that evening.  For donations in memory of Josh, a web site has been set up to provide for a college fund for his daughter please visit http://myevent.com/miagoestocollege for more information.