Pepperdine University will hold a prayer service Thursday morning for the Adamson family, the school announced on its Facebook.
The special vigil is set for 8:30 a.m. in Stauffer Chapel at the Pepperdine Campus.
“All are welcome to attend. Please join the Pepperdine community as we hold each of them in our hearts and pray especially for their healing,” the announcement said.
Grant Adamson, a scion of Malibu history, died Tuesday in a freak hot air balloon accident in Switzerland. He was 55. His wife, Terry Adamson, was seriously injured in the crash. She was expected to undergo surgery sometime on Wednesday or Thursday, his family told The Malibu Times. His daughters, Lauren and Megan, were also injured in the crash but are expected to survive after undergoing successful surgeries.
The accident left the Malibu community in shock, as many reached out via social media and website comments to express their grief.
Terry Adamson is an adjunct professor at Pepperdine’s School of Law. Lauren and Megan are both students at the school.
Grant Adamson’s grandparents, Rhoda May and Merritt Adamson, constructed the famous Adamson House on 13 acres nestled between the Malibu Pier and Malibu Lagoon. The Adamsons and Rindges made many lasting contributions to Malibu. In 1968 Rhoda May Adamson donated 132 acres of the Adamson and Rindge family’s ranch land to Pepperdine University, where the school eventually opened its campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in 1972.
“The Adamsons are beloved, longtime members of the Pepperdine family,” the school posted on its Facebook.
