Howard (Jim) Adams Jr., 77, of Plainfield, passed away March 23, 2012 in St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital. Jim was an Army veteran. He retired from General Motors and Rolls Royce after 44 years in the machine repair department. Jim is survived by his wife, Angeline Adams; step sons, Roger and Greg Ford; step daughters, Elizabeth and Cynthia Ford; brothers, Jerry, John and Randall Adams; sisters, Margaret Neal and Brenda Zablinski; 4 step grandchildren. Arrangements are pending.