Edward L. “Ed” White Jr.

Edward L. “Ed” White Jr., 59, of Delaware passed away Wednes­day morn­ing (May 30, 2012) at home fol­low­ing an extended illness.

He was born on Jan. 13, 1953, in Colum­bus to the late Edward L. White Sr. and Phyl­lis (Cran­ford) Cooper of Colum­bus. A mem­ber of the South High School band and track team, he grad­u­ated from South in 1971 and then attended Colum­bus Tech­ni­cal School. Upon grad­u­a­tion from the Ohio State Patrol Acad­emy, his first trooper assign­ment was to the Lima Post, after which he was trans­ferred to the Delaware Post, where he earned the nick name “Fast Eddy.” He retired from the Delaware Post in 2002 and then worked nine years as a pro­ba­tion offi­cer for the City of Delaware.

Pos­i­tive until the very end, he was described as the per­fect man, for­ever lov­ing and kind. He was easy to please and well-liked by every­one. Never a harsh word spo­ken, he always looked for the pos­i­tive, even mak­ing you laugh in the midst of tears. He con­stantly shared the atti­tude of pick­ing your bat­tles and to keep the sunny side up.

A mem­ber of Grace Bap­tist Church, he received an award by the City of Delaware for his pos­i­tive think­ing. He loved music and was a gui­tar player and mem­ber of the blues band “Prime Time.”

Ed was hap­pi­est play­ing music and sur­rounded by his fam­ily. He will be remem­bered for his lov­ing ways. As he would express it “I would be remiss in my duties if I did not tell you … that I loved life.”

In addi­tion to his mother, he is also sur­vived by wife, Paulette (Simp­son); chil­dren, Bette Davis of Delaware, Edward L. (Josephine) White III of Pataskala and Bryan K. (Tiffany) White of Colum­bus; grand­chil­dren, Bran­don, Bryson, Kobe, Halle, Brit­tany and Micah; brother, John White; sis­ter, Dawn White; nephew, Oliver; and great-nephew, Julian; mother-in-law, Lil­lie Ervin; as well as a host of extended fam­ily and a immense cir­cle of friends.

Funeral ser­vices will be held at 11 a.m. Sat­ur­day at the Grace Bap­tist Church, 3744 Ohio 37W, Delaware, with Dr. Corey Bane offi­ci­at­ing. Friends may call at the church from 9 to 11 a.m. prior to the ser­vices. Arrange­ments have been entrusted to the DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home in Delaware.

Memo­r­ial con­tri­bu­tions can be made to his fam­ily to help with expenses.

Con­do­lences may be expressed at snyderfuneralhomes.com.

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