As a keen sportsman who was busy travelling the globe on different projects, QinetiQ scientist Coffey was at the top of his game.
So when he died suddenly, aged just 38, his family, friends, and band mates were left in a state of shock.
Adrian was one of the eight seemingly fit and healthy young people who die every week in the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions, a figure which could be reduced with increased screening.
Now his former band, Rare Breed, are staging a special charity concert in Adrian's memory. This will also raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), which works to raise awareness of sudden death syndrome – the umbrella terms used for the many different causes of cardiac arrest in young people.
Band mate Keith Jones, who performed with Adrian for 13 years, said his death left many people with a hole in their lives.
He said he hopes that by putting on the concert that something positive can come from the tragedy.
"We had a lot of fun together and it was just tragic," he said.
"But if we can save just one family from that dreadful feeling then the concert has done it's job."
Many local residents are getting behind the concert and offering their help and services for free.
CRY offers subsidised screening sessions and tries to promote increased screening in the young.
It also offers support to those who have lost someone to sudden death syndrome and was a great help to many of Adrian's loved ones after his death.
The Thank You For the Days concert is on Saturday, December 2, at Malvern Youth Centre, Albert Road North, from 8pm to 11pm.
tickets are £10, available from Aquarius, Abbey Road, or by phone on 01886 821931 or 07974 703581.
Rare Breed can be found at
http://www.myspace.com/rarebree-duk1.
