Edward Hallock Ball, 78, died peacefully at home in Glenmont, NY, on November 18, 2018.
Born January 12, 1940, in Evanston, IL, to Ralph K. Ball and Jeannette (Bent) Ball, he attended Carleton College and graduated from National College of Education (now National Louis University) in Evanston. He earned an M. Ed. from the University of Louisville.
Edward was married for 54 years to Susan Clarke Ball. They raised their children in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, where they lived for 35 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Charles, of White Plains, NY, and his daughter, Samantha Ball Karmel, along with her spouse, Jonathan Karmel, and two grandsons, Owen and Benjamin Karmel, of Delmar, NY. His sister, Kimberly Sutton, of Pomona, CA, also survives him.
Edward spent his career in education, gaining expertise in many facets of educational publishing, including sales, market research, inventory control, finance, and editorial. He applied his strong interest in science and computers to his publishing work.
Edward started out teaching elementary school in Louisville, KY; Spain, where he taught elementary science at the American School of Madrid for two years; and Winnetka, IL.
In 1968, he joined Scott Foresman, a textbook/educational publisher, where he helped develop science textbooks and science equipment for pre-primary through middle school.
Edward joined Harper & Row in 1973, where he held the position of director of research and development and then director of research and budgets. He eventually oversaw the development of educational software for Harper & Row’s School Division.
In 1985, he joined Macmillan Publishing Co., ultimately becoming assistant vice-president and director of finance and inventory management for the Macmillan Education Group.
During the 1990s, he was an executive with Burmar Technical Corp., Albertson, NY.
Nearing retirement, Edward and his wife joined the Peace Corps, serving from June 2005 to August 2007 in Armenia as teachers of English as a Foreign Language to students from elementary through college level.
While teaching in Goris, Armenia, Edward also helped set up a functioning Internet connection and UPS for the computers at Goris State Pedagogical College and organized summer computer camps for Goris students. After his service, he wrote to friends: “We don’t want to forget that every day, most of the people we know in Armenia face a life infinitely harder and more frustrating than ours here.”
Edward was an avid swimmer, canoeist, and wilderness camper. He was also a talented dancer, both on the dance floor and as a performer with Sybil Shearer’s Chicago-based modern dance company for a year. He enjoyed music all his life, playing timpani and drums in high school and later singing tenor in choruses such as the Hudson Valley Singers, the New York Choral Society, and Cappella Festiva in Poughkeepsie.
His family and friends will remember his mischievous smile, irreverent sense of humor, and love of puns.
Born January 12, 1940, in Evanston, IL, to Ralph K. Ball and Jeannette (Bent) Ball, he attended Carleton College and graduated from National College of Education (now National Louis University) in Evanston. He earned an M. Ed. from the University of Louisville.
Edward was married for 54 years to Susan Clarke Ball. They raised their children in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, where they lived for 35 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Charles, of White Plains, NY, and his daughter, Samantha Ball Karmel, along with her spouse, Jonathan Karmel, and two grandsons, Owen and Benjamin Karmel, of Delmar, NY. His sister, Kimberly Sutton, of Pomona, CA, also survives him.
Edward spent his career in education, gaining expertise in many facets of educational publishing, including sales, market research, inventory control, finance, and editorial. He applied his strong interest in science and computers to his publishing work.
Edward started out teaching elementary school in Louisville, KY; Spain, where he taught elementary science at the American School of Madrid for two years; and Winnetka, IL.
In 1968, he joined Scott Foresman, a textbook/educational publisher, where he helped develop science textbooks and science equipment for pre-primary through middle school.
Edward joined Harper & Row in 1973, where he held the position of director of research and development and then director of research and budgets. He eventually oversaw the development of educational software for Harper & Row’s School Division.
In 1985, he joined Macmillan Publishing Co., ultimately becoming assistant vice-president and director of finance and inventory management for the Macmillan Education Group.
During the 1990s, he was an executive with Burmar Technical Corp., Albertson, NY.
Nearing retirement, Edward and his wife joined the Peace Corps, serving from June 2005 to August 2007 in Armenia as teachers of English as a Foreign Language to students from elementary through college level.
While teaching in Goris, Armenia, Edward also helped set up a functioning Internet connection and UPS for the computers at Goris State Pedagogical College and organized summer computer camps for Goris students. After his service, he wrote to friends: “We don’t want to forget that every day, most of the people we know in Armenia face a life infinitely harder and more frustrating than ours here.”
Edward was an avid swimmer, canoeist, and wilderness camper. He was also a talented dancer, both on the dance floor and as a performer with Sybil Shearer’s Chicago-based modern dance company for a year. He enjoyed music all his life, playing timpani and drums in high school and later singing tenor in choruses such as the Hudson Valley Singers, the New York Choral Society, and Cappella Festiva in Poughkeepsie.
His family and friends will remember his mischievous smile, irreverent sense of humor, and love of puns.
Edward Hallock Ball, 78, died peacefully at home in Glenmont, NY, on November 18, 2018.
Born January 12, 1940, in Evanston, IL, to Ralph K. Ball and Jeannette (Bent) Ball, he attended Carleton College and graduated from National College of Education (now National Louis University) in Evanston. He earned an M. Ed. from the University of Louisville.
Edward was married for 54 years to Susan Clarke Ball. They raised their children in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, where they lived for 35 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Charles, of White Plains, NY, and his daughter, Samantha Ball Karmel, along with her spouse, Jonathan Karmel, and two grandsons, Owen and Benjamin Karmel, of Delmar, NY. His sister, Kimberly Sutton, of Pomona, CA, also survives him.
Edward spent his career in education, gaining expertise in many facets of educational publishing, including sales, market research, inventory control, finance, and editorial. He applied his strong interest in science and computers to his publishing work.
Edward started out teaching elementary school in Louisville, KY; Spain, where he taught elementary science at the American School of Madrid for two years; and Winnetka, IL.
In 1968, he joined Scott Foresman, a textbook/educational publisher, where he helped develop science textbooks and science equipment for pre-primary through middle school.
Edward joined Harper & Row in 1973, where he held the position of director of research and development and then director of research and budgets. He eventually oversaw the development of educational software for Harper & Row’s School Division.
In 1985, he joined Macmillan Publishing Co., ultimately becoming assistant vice-president and director of finance and inventory management for the Macmillan Education Group.
During the 1990s, he was an executive with Burmar Technical Corp., Albertson, NY.
Nearing retirement, Edward and his wife joined the Peace Corps, serving from June 2005 to August 2007 in Armenia as teachers of English as a Foreign Language to students from elementary through college level.
While teaching in Goris, Armenia, Edward also helped set up a functioning Internet connection and UPS for the computers at Goris State Pedagogical College and organized summer computer camps for Goris students. After his service, he wrote to friends: “We don’t want to forget that every day, most of the people we know in Armenia face a life infinitely harder and more frustrating than ours here.”
Edward was an avid swimmer, canoeist, and wilderness camper. He was also a talented dancer, both on the dance floor and as a performer with Sybil Shearer’s Chicago-based modern dance company for a year. He enjoyed music all his life, playing timpani and drums in high school and later singing tenor in choruses such as the Hudson Valley Singers, the New York Choral Society, and Cappella Festiva in Poughkeepsie.
His family and friends will remember his mischievous smile, irreverent sense of humor, and love of puns.
Born January 12, 1940, in Evanston, IL, to Ralph K. Ball and Jeannette (Bent) Ball, he attended Carleton College and graduated from National College of Education (now National Louis University) in Evanston. He earned an M. Ed. from the University of Louisville.
Edward was married for 54 years to Susan Clarke Ball. They raised their children in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, where they lived for 35 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Charles, of White Plains, NY, and his daughter, Samantha Ball Karmel, along with her spouse, Jonathan Karmel, and two grandsons, Owen and Benjamin Karmel, of Delmar, NY. His sister, Kimberly Sutton, of Pomona, CA, also survives him.
Edward spent his career in education, gaining expertise in many facets of educational publishing, including sales, market research, inventory control, finance, and editorial. He applied his strong interest in science and computers to his publishing work.
Edward started out teaching elementary school in Louisville, KY; Spain, where he taught elementary science at the American School of Madrid for two years; and Winnetka, IL.
In 1968, he joined Scott Foresman, a textbook/educational publisher, where he helped develop science textbooks and science equipment for pre-primary through middle school.
Edward joined Harper & Row in 1973, where he held the position of director of research and development and then director of research and budgets. He eventually oversaw the development of educational software for Harper & Row’s School Division.
In 1985, he joined Macmillan Publishing Co., ultimately becoming assistant vice-president and director of finance and inventory management for the Macmillan Education Group.
During the 1990s, he was an executive with Burmar Technical Corp., Albertson, NY.
Nearing retirement, Edward and his wife joined the Peace Corps, serving from June 2005 to August 2007 in Armenia as teachers of English as a Foreign Language to students from elementary through college level.
While teaching in Goris, Armenia, Edward also helped set up a functioning Internet connection and UPS for the computers at Goris State Pedagogical College and organized summer computer camps for Goris students. After his service, he wrote to friends: “We don’t want to forget that every day, most of the people we know in Armenia face a life infinitely harder and more frustrating than ours here.”
Edward was an avid swimmer, canoeist, and wilderness camper. He was also a talented dancer, both on the dance floor and as a performer with Sybil Shearer’s Chicago-based modern dance company for a year. He enjoyed music all his life, playing timpani and drums in high school and later singing tenor in choruses such as the Hudson Valley Singers, the New York Choral Society, and Cappella Festiva in Poughkeepsie.
His family and friends will remember his mischievous smile, irreverent sense of humor, and love of puns.
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