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Jerel "Jay" Adams

March 13, 1973 — January 16, 2025

Wausau

Jerel Jon Adams “Jay”, of Wausau, WI passed away on January 16, 2025. He was born March 13, 1973, to Marsha Adams and the late Gerald Adams. 

Jerel graduated from Wausau East High School where he was named an All Star in football. After obtaining his degree from Madison Area Technical College, he worked for a manufacturer of business furniture in Madison doing testing for Y2K. He then moved to tickets.com where he was the lead Support Analyst for one of their ticketing products. When the software was decommissioned, Jerel and his business partner formed a new venture to support a client that did not want to migrate from the software they were using. Jerel was the primary developer for the new software. This software has been used for the high school boy’s basketball and wrestling tournaments for over 10 years while giving over 1 million people access to these events. 

There wasn't much Jerel wouldn't tackle from home renovation projects, to replacing the motor in his Jeep. He was a true perfectionist. A job wasn't done until it was done right. 

Jerel is survived by his mother, Marsha Adams of Wausau; sister, Monique (Shaun) Thacker of Merrill; sister, Angelique Adams of Weston; nephew, Jason Fliss of Weston; along with several aunts, uncles and cousins. 

He was preceded in death by his father, Gerald Adams and his maternal and paternal grandparents.

The family would like to thank Jerel’s business partner Eric, along with the UW-Madison Oncology and Palliative Care teams for their caring support.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Ascend Funeral Home & Cremation Care, 2809 Jelinek Ave., Weston. Fr. Samuel Martin will officiate. Visitation will be from 12:00 P.M. until the time of service at the funeral home.

Ascend Funeral Home & Cremation Care of Weston is assisting the family with arrangements.  You may leave messages and condolences for his family at ascendweston.org.



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