EDGAR-SCHUSTER-Obituary

DR. EDGAR H. SCHUSTER

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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DR. EDGAR H., died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at his home in Melrose Park. Ed was an author, editor, educator and beloved husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his children Claire, Bill and his wife Francie and Nina Allred and her husband Charlie; his grandchildren,...

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Ed was a wonderful friend and a terrific bridge partner.

Ed Schuster was a brilliant author and an incredible friend. I still miss him. In peace, Marylyn Calabrese.

I send my condolences to Ed's family. They have lost a loving member of the family

Ed Schuster was a remarkable individual. As a gifted teacher and writer, his impact on the lives of his students and the countless readers of his books and articles is simply immeasurable. But I mourn his passing because Ed was, for me, a favorite bridge partner and a trusted friend.

In 1982, I was a college freshman, at Penn State, in Abington. I didn't exactly set the world on fire in high school, and I came to college determined to turn around my questionable reputation as a student. My first day, I showed up in Dr. Schuster's class. He was charming, charismatic and energetic. Our first assignment: a descriptive essay. I summoned up as many vocabulary words I remembered from high school, and painstakingly wrote a five-page essay, describing a day in my life. To...