/Los Gatos

Jacqueline Claire Zaro Adams 66, of Los Gatos passed away at her home April 6th from cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones. Born Dec 15, 1942 to Nick and Grace Zaro, Jacqui attended Campbell High and graduated from Del Mar High School in 1960. She went on to earn a Bachelor's degree from SJSU and a Master's degree in Art History from the University of Wisconsin. She married her high school sweetheart in 1967 and was a devoted working mother. Jacqui had a great love and appreciation for all the arts. She taught art history at De Anza College and led art tours through Europe and Egypt. In 1978 she started her own interior design business, J.Adams Interiors. Sharing a design studio in Saratoga for nearly 30 years, she created a family among her colleagues. Upon learning of her illness, Jacqui was determined to enjoy every moment she had left. She spent her last year with her loved ones and revisited the places she loved most, her house in Kona and the Montana lake cabin. She will be remembered as hardworking, intelligent, outgoing, sophisticated, stylish and for her passion for good design, all in one little package. "Concentrated" she liked to say. Jacqui is survived by her loving companion, Gordon McDonald; her daughters Allison Shaw and Heather Clement, their father Bill Adams, their husbands Tim Shaw and Jason Clement; and her grandchildren Nicholas and Erika Shaw. She requested that rather than donations or flowers, friends should simply "grab someone they love and go make a memory." Services will be held at the Flint Center on April 25th at 1:00 PM. Arrangements by Darling-Fischer Chapel of the Hills in Los Gatos.