Eline & Family, We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Even though it was many years ago I still fondly remember the times we were able to get together for dinner when you all lived in the Richmond area. May God give you the peace and comfort that only He can give.

I just learned from a dear friend that Ed had passed. Just wanted to share my condolences and to let you know a little about Ed during our time together at Tennessee Tech. We were both in the wildlife management program and at least one summer, we both attended Tennessee Tech Aqua Biological Field Station. In July 1974 while we were at the field station, Ed along with myself and five others formed at the last minute a folk singing group to compete at the upcoming Fiddler's Convention in Smithville, not far from the station. We practiced at night after our field sessions and on July 6, we headed to the convention and sometime that afternoon, we did our first set of songs. In the folks singing category, there were at least 25 entries. We did this on a lark and had no idea that we would place...But we made it to the finals. We had to wait until the wee hours of the following morning to do our final song. Ed played guitar along with two others in the group and the remaining four of us sang. I believe we made it to the stage around 3 or 4 in the morning! And we placed fourth in the competition! We had so much fun and I remember Ed as a thoughtful, kind, always witty fella. I really enjoyed my time getting to know him at Tech and at the field station those summers. I lost touch with him after graduation in 1974 and another fellow Tech friend emailed me yesterday about Ed's passing. I immediately went through my files and found a photo of Ed and our group on stage doing our song. I will post it on his wife's FB page so she can have it. The only other photo I found is a snapshot I took of him as he was walking past me at the field station. In it, he is turning his head to look and smile at me. A great memory of a very nice man. Thanks Jim Clark