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IN MEMORIAM: Adam Burgess, 27; 

Mount Vision's Assistant Fire Chief

adam burgess obituary headshotMOUNT VISION – Adam Cameron Burgess, 27, an active member in the Mount Vision Fire Department since his teens, passed away Nov. 23, 2015, at Bassett Hospital.

A member of Otsego town crew, he was struck by a falling tree while clearing trees and brush along Bissell Road, near Oaksville.

He is the son of Les and Betty (Timer) Burgess also of Mount Vision. Adam was engaged to be married to Jennifer Dubina on October 15, 2016.

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