Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Ed Purcell was my father’s youngest brother, my Uncle Ed. He was a tremendously bright, hard-working and earnest person. My early memories of Ed were from the enormous house that my grandparents (Stephen and Geraldine) had in Canton, Ohio, including a Montessori type school that they operated for years. I was a young kid, perhaps 5 or so, and Ed had an amazing collection of aircraft and ship models, all meticulously built, and a huge collection of books. I was really impressed (intimidated?) by Ed, it seemed to me that he was already an adult at that time, rather than a teenager and a student. Later when he had his PhD and returned from trips to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, his stories and observations were legend. When our family moved to the West coast, Ed and Cathy lived in the LA area and we (my wife Tana and I) got to host them for a visit to San Diego, along with Sean and Kevin, when they were young boys. Our deepest condolences go out to Sean, Kevin, and Chrissy and to the grandchildren. We hope to be able to see you all and reconnect perhaps in California?
With love,
Stephen and Tana Purcell
