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2/23/2021 9:36 PM

I’m grateful to all of you who responded to this post. In addition to public responses, I received several private messages. I know many of you made quick friends with Todd during the short time he climbed with us.


I will let his family know that many of you have offered to contribute to a memorial. When the time seems right, I will also (very carefully) ask if they are interested in having us help spread a small part of his ashes on a favorite mountain top.


Thanks again friends.


Shonee


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Friends,

I have finally finished gathering photos of Todd Adelman's mountain adventures into one place. For those who are interested, I saved the photos to a single Google Photos album. The album doesn't organize the photos by trip name, but they are in chronological order. You can access the album here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/tSCxHVqgm2UsJAXZA


I'm also sending Todd's family a thumb drive with photos and trip reports organized by trip name and date (the Google Album does not include trip reports or names). Let me know if any of you are interested in seeing the organized photos and trip reports.


Special thanks to everyone who shared photos, with a shout out to Dylan Zoebelein for taking and sharing so many good ones.


Lastly, I wanted to share an update from Todd's mother. When I asked if there was somewhere I could go to pay my respects to Todd, she sent me this message:


"We are still waiting for COVID to lift before having a celebration of life for Todd. I just cannot imagine doing that without being able to hug people and I just can't hug people without worrying I will spread COVID.


We have yet to spread his ashes. I've thought of a few likely spots to hike to for spreading his ashes, all include great views.


There is no one place to go to pay your respects to Todd. Sardine Mountain, Stahlman Point, Silver Falls State Park (any trail, he loved them all- even Buck Mountain as he rode his horse there on many occasions as a youngster) all come to mind as favorite places Todd would go. In the Corvallis area, Todd was enjoying exploring the Bald Hill Recreation area as he, Gregory and Dana had just rented a house close by last June. Dan's Trail in The McDonald Forest outside of Corvallis is another nice spot with a great view of the Cascades. We may look at purchasing a bench at the top of Dan's Trail in memory of our Toddio. If we do, I will let you know where it is located. Personally, I look to the moon most nights and wish him goodnight."


I will let you know when Todd's family is ready to hold a celebration of life. I also look forward to when we can gather as climbing friends to remember our adventures with him.


Shonee
2/23/2021 9:05 AM
The photos are great. I'm willing to help in any way. I am willing to contribute to a memorial for Todd.
-Patrick 
2/22/2021 11:20 AM
Shonee:
Thanks for putting this together for the Adelman family.  They will appreciate it for many years to come.
Regarding Todd’s ashes, It might be considerate if the club facilitated a member of the family to climb whatever mountain (with proper training) to spread his ashes themselves.  Just thinking out loud.
I would also be willing to contribute to the cost of a memorial for Todd.  
Regards,
Scott
2/22/2021 10:17 AM
These photos are wonderful Shonee,
A great tribute, and ditto to everything said previously.

Aislinn
2/21/2021 7:56 PM
what they all said. and thank you shonee.

eg
2/21/2021 7:48 PM

I agree with everything said.

Great job Shonee!  

I am happy to donate to Todd’s family effort too. If there is something within the club we’d like to do to memorialize Todd that requires money, happy to contribute there too.

 

Garry

 
2/21/2021 6:34 PM
Yes,  big kudos to Shonee for all the care and effort. I’d also echo the sentiment of Mike/Jerry regarding any contribution; let me know if you discover family receptivity in this regard and I’ll contribute also.
 
The pandemic has played havoc with society’s and individual family’s collective mourning; I suspect a number of us will be making pilgrimage within the next year or so to pay our respects to those who gone. Tough times.
 
And a bit of warning/advice regarding the “ashes on the summit” topic.  I don’t know how the “official” sentiment has evolved over the past 15 or so years, but the forest service/park service used to have fairly specific policies, procedures, and permits for such activity, assuming one wanted to check all the appropriate boxes. The best advice I could give based on my awareness at the time would be  -   “don’t ask, don’t tell”; it’s far easier to be forgiven than to ask permission. Just do it.
 
Bill 
 
 
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2021 1:50 PM
Subject: re: [Chemeketans Climbers] Todd Adelman Photos and Update
 
Shonee,
 
You are so awesome for this and have been such a help to his family.  You are such a good person.  Couple things.  Not sure if you'd want to ask or if it just comes up in conversation, but I would certainly contribute financially for any bench or other memento they decided to do.  Also, not sure if this is out of line not being family but if they thought it would be nice to spread a small portion of ashes on a summit that Todd loved, I'm sure we'd have a team who would love to do that. 
 
Mike P
 
2/21/2021 5:18 PM
What Mike said, in all regards.

-JC
2/21/2021 1:49 PM
Shonee,

You are so awesome for this and have been such a help to his family.  You are such a good person.  Couple things.  Not sure if you'd want to ask or if it just comes up in conversation, but I would certainly contribute financially for any bench or other memento they decided to do.  Also, not sure if this is out of line not being family but if they thought it would be nice to spread a small portion of ashes on a summit that Todd loved, I'm sure we'd have a team who would love to do that.  

Mike P
2/21/2021 12:21 PM

Friends,

I have finally finished gathering photos of Todd Adelman's mountain adventures into one place. For those who are interested, I saved the photos to a single Google Photos album. The album doesn't organize the photos by trip name, but they are in chronological order. You can access the album here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/tSCxHVqgm2UsJAXZA


I'm also sending Todd's family a thumb drive with photos and trip reports organized by trip name and date (the Google Album does not include trip reports or names). Let me know if any of you are interested in seeing the organized photos and trip reports.


Special thanks to everyone who shared photos, with a shout out to Dylan Zoebelein for taking and sharing so many good ones.


Lastly, I wanted to share an update from Todd's mother. When I asked if there was somewhere I could go to pay my respects to Todd, she sent me this message:


"We are still waiting for COVID to lift before having a celebration of life for Todd. I just cannot imagine doing that without being able to hug people and I just can't hug people without worrying I will spread COVID.


We have yet to spread his ashes. I've thought of a few likely spots to hike to for spreading his ashes, all include great views.


There is no one place to go to pay your respects to Todd. Sardine Mountain, Stahlman Point, Silver Falls State Park (any trail, he loved them all- even Buck Mountain as he rode his horse there on many occasions as a youngster) all come to mind as favorite places Todd would go. In the Corvallis area, Todd was enjoying exploring the Bald Hill Recreation area as he, Gregory and Dana had just rented a house close by last June. Dan's Trail in The McDonald Forest outside of Corvallis is another nice spot with a great view of the Cascades. We may look at purchasing a bench at the top of Dan's Trail in memory of our Toddio. If we do, I will let you know where it is located. Personally, I look to the moon most nights and wish him goodnight."


I will let you know when Todd's family is ready to hold a celebration of life. I also look forward to when we can gather as climbing friends to remember our adventures with him.


Shonee
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