Hello Anna,
I'm so very sorry about the passing of your fine father. As the Executive Director of the Midtown Educational Foundation, I worked with your father for over 15 years. He helped us with graphic design work and printed our program book for our annual dinner, and made sure it always arrived to the MEF dinner gala on time which required an heroic effort upon occasion. I thought the world of your father and considered him a great friend. We were both born on March 23rd 1957 and each year called one another - a race to see who would call first. As you know, he was a huge White Sox fan, and I am a die hard Cubs fan so had great back and forth on this topic.
He thought the world of you and your musical talent and talked about you all the time.
All my very best, with the passing of your father.
Glenn Wilke - cell: 312-933-4649
P.S. I would enjoy chatting with you over the phone. If you would like, please give me a call.
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I met Ed in first grade ,turned out he lived across the street from me. I’ll remember playing baseball in the intersection,playing hockey on his back porch, flashlight tag and ghost in the graveyard in his backyard. Walking down to Kerry’s custard for ice cream. 🍦 We went to grade school and high school together. Both of us worked at the Jack in the Box . Great memories, great friend he will be missed.
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I have fond memories of Ed, especially when he was skiing and simply enjoying our lake. He was also our “family photographer “ at weddings and at family gatherings! RIP, Ed!❤️
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To Ed's family, please accept my condolences. I met Ed at Heninger Hall at Western Illinois University in 1976. Ed was a good friend who lifted up my life.
Ed used to do a spot-on impersonation of Harry Caray describing the weather conditions before a White Sox game. On a beautiful day, Harry would always say, "The sky is azure blue." Ed would use this phrase and accurately imitate Harry's eccentric inflections. His impersonation would always make me laugh.
Azure blue. The color evokes relaxation and peace. Ed had an ability to tell jokes and get people to relax. I will miss his clever wit and light hearted sense of humor. In addition, he had a talent for starting engaging conversations. I will miss our conversations about the Sox, astronomy, politics, history and Pink Floyd.
To Ed, thank you for being my friend. Western Illinois, Lake Argyle, White Sox games, the House on Madison Street and Woodsfest. We had a lot of good times. May you rest in peace. Godspeed, my friend.
Mike Gallagher
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To my brother Ed, big bully- little bully, Cud, running bases, MTB, and of course our long stretch of Sox Openers, including the last day at Old Comiskey Park and the Opener at US Cellular Field. And all the tailgating. The fun we had! Thanx! 💜✝️
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A true friend with a kind heart. I will never forget driving through snowdrifts in Ed’s station wagon to see the Marshall Tucker band in Champaign, 1976
I miss him.
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I met Ed in 1977 in Macomb, IL, while we were both in our junior year. He lived in the tiny house next to the tiny house I lived in. We shared a similar sense of humor, as well as a similar taste in music, and we became very good friends. For our senior year we moved into a much larger house with three other roommates. Those were among the best two years of my life. After college we stayed in touch and regularly got together for White Sox games, parties in the woods, etc. Ed always kept me laughing with comments and facial expressions, and we had many good conversations about a wide variety of things. Eventually we both got married and had kids, and continued to get together. Ed's sudden passing was shocking and really leaves a void in my life. I am grateful to have had him as a friend for so long, with so many good memories. Rest in peace, dear friend.
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