Engineer. He grew up and was educated in the Great Neck NY public schools. He graduated with a BSCE degree from Purdue University in 1944. Upon graduation he was employed by Grumman Aerospace Corporation in Bethpage NY. It must have been a good fit since he stayed for over 44 years. His work career started as a structural engineer and evolved into engineering planning. That led to a 15 year stint in corporate planning. Next came 5 years leading the development and integration of sophisticated computing systems. His last assignment was dedicated to improvement of corporate productivity, with particular emphasis on relations with the U.S. Navy and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He married Margaret Hope Currie on September 1, 1949. They raised their three children in Huntington, New York. He was an avid gardener and grew all sorts of vegetables but his pride and joy was his rose garden. His roses won awards at rose shows. Other hobbies included collecting stamps. He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Upon retirement he moved to Chapel Hill, NC. He immediately set out on a retirement career of volunteer work for Chapel Hill and Orange County. He served on the Orange County Economic Development board for six years. Other appointments included the transportation boards for Chapel Hill and Orange County, the latter as chairman. On a social scale he was active as a board member and officer of the Chapel Hill Country Club and played golf on a regular basis. Ed also became an active member of the triangle stamp club, thereby continuing his lifelong passion for stamp collecting.

In 2000 he moved to Croasdaile retirement community in Durham. Edward loved the community and made many friends. His years there were happy and joyful.