John Talley Edmonds

John Talley EDMONDS John T. Edmonds, age 81, died on October 13, 2011 surrounded by family at the Evergreen Hospice Center. John cared deeply forhis wife and sons and was a man who both valued education and had a keen knowledge of seemingly everything from American History to Mariner baseball. John was born on October 29, 1929 in Houston Texas to his parents William J. Edmonds and Mary Alice (Talley). John grew up in Scarsdale, New York and graduated from Amherst College ('51) and Harvard Law School ('54). John married Anne Tower in Larchmont, New York on June 30, 1956. The couple moved to Mercer Island shortly after their marriage. After law school John joined the Seattle law firm of Foster, Pepper and Riviera where he practiced tax and estate law. In 1965, he joined his architect partner to form L&E Enterprises, a real estate development firm. John was a member of the Congregational Church on Mercer Island and the Mercer Island Rotary. He was an accomplished squash and tennis player, playing competitively in both sports throughout his life. John is survived by his wife Anne, and sons David of Renton and Bill of Portland (Holly), by his sister Nancy of Manchester, New Hampshire (Gordon) and six grandchildren Pam, Sarah, Hannah and Peter all of Renton and Chris and Drew of Portland. A celebration of John's life will be held at the Congregational Church on Mercer Island on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 2:00p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mercer Island Congregational Church.