Born Feb. 19, 1948, in Worcester, Mass., Brother Eddy was the son of the late Robert A. and Irene C. (LeDuc) Eddy. He graduated from St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, Mass., where he was taught by the Xaverian Brothers. He joined the Congregation of the Brothers of St. Francis Xavier on July 8, 1966, completing his novitiate at St. Joseph Novitiate in Newton Highlands, Mass., and pronouncing his first profession of vows on Sept. 8, 1968. He pronounced his perpetual vows as a Xaverian brother on May 7, 1977. Brother Eddy began his scholasticate at Xaverian College in Silver Spring, Md., and later went on to study at Catholic University in Washington and the University of Massachusetts, earning a bachelor's in mathematics in 1972. He did graduate studies at California State University in Long Beach, Calif. He began his teaching career at Malden Catholic High School in Malden, Mass., where he taught mathematics and computer science from 1972-76. In 1976, he was transferred to Xavier High School in Middletown, Conn., where, in addition to teaching mathematics and computer science, he managed the school bookstore, organized the school's sophomore retreat program and moderated a number of student activities. His career in education was sidetracked in 1985 when he agreed to assist then-Father Loverde in his new post as bishop's delegate for clergy in the Office of Clergy Personnel for the Diocese of Norwich, Conn. What was to be a 12-month assignment evolved into a 25-year mission spanning four dioceses. In 1988, Father Loverde was appointed Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Hartford, Conn., and soon thereafter asked Brother Eddy to come and work as his assistant. During these years Brother Eddy continued to live with the Xaverian community in Middletown. In 1994, Brother Eddy again accompanied Bishop Loverde to the Diocese of Ogdensburg, N.Y., and — one last time — in 1999 to the Arlington Diocese. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus (fourth Degree) and the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre and collaborated with the Knights of Malta. As one year turned into a quarter of a century, Brother Eddy lived by the motto "you do what needs to be done." Whether helping to manage a staff of one or 150, driving a school bus or overseeing the renovation of the newly opened St. Thomas Moore Center, Brother Eddy met every new challenge with determination and faith.