Nancy Elliott

Nancy Elliott died on March 10th at home with her husband, Bob Adams, at her side. She was born on April 5, 1950 at Women’s Hospital in Washington DC, and she grew up in Arlington, Virginia. She attended Washington and Lee High School, where she was a cheerleader and made many of her lifetime friends. During her high school years, she was fortunate to be able to travel throughout Europe for a summer with friends, camping most of the time. Later, she became a member of the Arlington Virginia Committee of One Hundred. She earned her bachelor's degree from Randolph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg, Virginia. Soon after graduation, Nancy took a position in the press office of U. S. Senator Lawton Chiles of Florida on Capitol Hill. Initially, she was secretary to the Senator’s Press Secretary, Jack Pridgen. Upon hearing of her death, Pridgen said, "She proved to be such a quick learner and hard worker that she was quickly promoted to the position of Assistant to the Press Secretary. Her dependability and quality work made my job a lot easier. I was able to turn any project over to Nancy, and she would work out the details and carry it beyond my and the Senator's expectations." She continued in this role until she was recruited by the senator's wife to manage the restoration of a brownstone located near the U. S. Supreme Court. It became Florida House, a center of support for Floridians visiting Washington. For years, Nancy carried full responsibility for the facility's operations, dealing with administration, fundraising and the coordination of the Board of Directors. Later in her working career, she was a Vice President at EPB, an international public relations firm. In 1987, she married Bob Adams and moved to New York. While living in New York, she was the Executive Director of the Malignant Hypothermia Association, where she was in charge of fund raising and led the effort to educate doctors, nurses and hospitals about malignant hypothermia, a genetic disease.In 1992, she moved to Atlanta and focused on her home and her work at her church, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal. For two different two-year periods, she was the volunteer treasurer at the church, and for many years was the church Registrar. Nancy had many interests including gardening, traveling, bridge, and playing golf, often times with her husband and his golfing friends. During one round of golf, one of the guys said, “It just isn’t fair that she gets to hit from the red tees when we’re playing for money.” She also loved visiting, traveling and sharing life’s experiences with her six grandchildren. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Betsy Elliott, and her brother, Harry Elliott, all of Northern Virginia. She is survived by her husband, Bob Adams, her stepsons Rob Adams (Connie Adams) of Houston, Texas, James Adams (Toni Adams) of Pikeville, TN, Michael Adams of Houston, Texas, and six grandchildren Bryan, Amber, Gary, Ashley, Abigail, and Laurel Adams. She is also survived by a brother, Thomas Elliott of Vienna, Virginia. A memorial service will be held at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, 4393 Garmon Road, NW, Atlanta at 3 pm, Friday, March 21, 2014. Interment will follow in the church’s Memorial Garden. Guests are invited to a reception in the church hall after the interment. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations, may be made to the Susan G Komen Foundation by calling 1-877-465-6636, using their website at www.komen.org, or by mailing donations to Susan G Komen Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX75265. When making a donation, please reference Nancy Elliott.