On Monday, January 27, 2025, an unveiling ceremony naming two streets honoring our personal native esteemed Marine Veterans was held on the Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic in French Camp. One of many two streets on the VA Clinic is called after Faustino “Tino” Adame, and the opposite for Richard A. Pittman, each Stockton natives. Tino” Adame, Jr. was born in French Camp on January 27, 1947. On the age of 19, he enlisted within the US Marine Corp and was despatched to Vietnam. After his unit got here underneath heavy artillery fireplace throughout an ambush, he was shot and later acquired a Purple Coronary heart for his service.
He accomplished his service in 1967 and returned dwelling to start working on the Tracy Protection Depot for the subsequent 35 years, retiring in 1999. In 1998, he grew to become the primary Latino Commander of the Karl Ross Submit #16 of Stockton’s American Legion. As commander, Tino performed an important function in re-establishing the Submit’s reference to the Stockton group. He labored tirelessly to get the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors to extend assist for the Veterans Service Workplace and helped to affect the Stockton Unified College District to call a brand new elementary college in honor of Stockton’s solely Medal of Honor Recipient – Richard A. Pittman. He additionally sought to acknowledge feminine Veterans. On account of his advocacy, a stretch of CA Freeway 99 from Arch Highway to Hammer Lane has been devoted in recognition of Ladies Veterans.
Tino’s enlistment into the Marine Corps ought to come as no shock – his father and three brothers all enlisted into the armed forces and proudly served. Tino Adame has been fortunately married to Mary Hope Lopez Adame for the previous 54 years. Mary labored as a registered nurse for 43 years dedicating her life to serving to others. She has additionally been a devoted advocate concerned within the American Legion Auxiliary (Submit #16) to positively affect the lives of Veterans, army, and their households via schooling, sources and assist of Veteran causes.
For over 30 years, Tino performed an instrumental function in advocating for higher well being care services for Veterans within the San Joaquin Valley. His efforts ultimately helped result in the creation of the brand new Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic, and the namesake of the opposite road, Richard A. Pittman Drive.
In recognition of his relentless efforts for Veterans and to make sure the success of the VA Clinic/Hospital, the dedication of “Tino Adame Highway” will without end cement Mr. Adame’s unwavering dedication and group advocacy to assist safe native Veterans simpler entry to important medical care. Throughout the unveiling ceremony, the Better Stockton Chamber of Commerce and the Central Valley Affiliation of Realtors additionally honored him by awarding him as Stocktonian of the 12 months.
The Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic is situated in French Camp, CA offering providers for Veterans dwelling in San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Calaveras, and Tuolumne counties. The 160,000 sq. foot clinic gives quite a lot of providers together with major care, surgical procedure, pharmacy, bodily remedy, dental and psychological well being providers and has the capability to serve almost 210,000 Veterans who name the Central Valley dwelling.
