Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Dear family and friends, So sorry to lose Ed during this lonely time. I lost touch with him during the Covid period when my wife Margaret was also very ill.She would’ve been very sad to hear of Ed’s death. Ed was very fond of her and very considerate of her. I was introduced to Ed by a mutual friend, Frank Bronson, in the early 70s and the three of us camped together while fishing for salmon in the Gaspe Peninsula. Memorable trips! After being separated by employment for several decades I got to know Ed again when I moved Penn State in the early 90s.Fortuitously, the group I was working with was housed in Research Buildng D in the same space as the Dirt and Gravel Roads group. I did not know that Ed had any connection to them but found out later. I had some nice visits with Ed at his place in Potters Mill and later at his care home. We shared a love of reading especially on topics such as history, ecology, evolution and whatever else. He had a great sense of humor and contributed a lot to his group of friends at the care home where I occasionally stopped by for lunch. I will treasure the box of flies he gave me several years ago when I was trying to breathe life into my salmon fishing career. A significant representative of the greatest generation!
