I think often of Ed, we became friends at the first Compton shoot I ever attended. I would always look him up and we would spend hours visiting.
I bought a bow from him and had it several years. I knew that Ed and Mike Yancey put on classes together and it was on my bucket list. So, I sold that bow and signed up to take a bow building class that would be the last that Ed would every be part of. He fell sick during the class but continued to help us build our bows. Shortly after we found out how ill he was, Ed passed later that year. I really felt a close attachment to Ed, he was a Godly man, as am I. I know I will meet him again someday and we will get to talk bows again.
One of my most prized possessions is the bow that Ed and I built together. He was one of the finest men I have ever had the pleasure to know.