Photo courtesy of Connor-Healy Funeral Home - Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
Mar 11, 1952 – Mar 10, 2014
Edward W. Cates, 62, of Manchester, NH, died March 10, 2014, after a period of declining health.
Born in Manchester, NH on March 11, 1952, he was the son of William and Helen (Niemiec) Cates. He resided in Boston for thirty years before returning to Manchester.
Ed graduated as salutatorian from Manchester High School Central, Class of 1970. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Boston University in 1974 as well as a masters degree in Poetry and American Literature from Harvard University.
He was the publisher of the Small Moon newspaper in Boston for several years. He held a position at Harvard Business School, worked in children's art therapy, as well as elderly services.
Ed wrote and published many poems. Books, writing poetry, and reading voraciously were his lifelong passions.
He leaves several cousins, including, John Niemiec, Linda Wyman, and Catherine Hammond.
Services: There are no calling hours.
Following cremation,funeral services will be private.
Still miss you, and thanks for turning me on to The Beatles all those years ago.
Karl Weber
March 05, 2019 | Manchester, NH | Friend
A great friend and poet. Rest in peace Eddy.
Sonny Poremba
April 16, 2014
Hey Ed….
Knowing you, you're probably reading this wherever you are.
Had no idea you were back in Manchester….last I knew you were between Boston and NY.
Just mentioned you to someone last week and quietly wondered how/if we might connect again.
Will always remember you for the gifted writer and poet you were; as one who felt and cared deeply about life, for your crazy wit and deft irony, and most of all, for the irrepressible Romantic you were....
March 25, 2014
We were best of friends as well as cousins as young boys. As the years passed we parted some, with a phone call a visit now and then..but for sure as we grew old we grew closer everyday. Rest assure we will be together once more at the end. I'll see you later. God Bless You
Love Peter Cates
March 14, 2014
I am glad that the photo I took of Ed when we were at BU was used for the obituary; he looks so handsome. He was a brilliant soul, and I will miss his cheerful songs, poems and jokes on the phone. Ed was a very important person at a very important time in my life, and I'll always love him.
Claudine Langille
March 14, 2014 | Belmont, VT
John, so sorry for your loss. What a remarkable man Ed was; his writings and poetry have touched many lives I am sure. He was blessed to have you in his life. I know he is finally at peace. God Bless you and your family!
Maureen Gibson
March 13, 2014 | Merrimack, NH
Eddie Spaghetti with the meatball eyes...put him in the oven and make french fries. Peace and love to my first singing partner (The Wilson Half-Wits), and the guy who first told me about the Beatles. Glad we got to chat a bit in the last couple of years. Rest in peace, brother.
Karl Weber
March 13, 2014 | Seaton, Devon, England
It is tough to see High School classmates go. I always remember his salutatorian address when he was censored by the principal. He stood up and said something to the effect that he could not give his speech he wanted and didn't understand why in America this could happen so instead he would read a poem. That was a very bright class that year and he, obviously, one of the smartest.
Don
March 13, 2014 | Manchester, NH
Rest in peace, Ed. Thank you for all your encouragement. It was a privilege to have known you, if only for a few years.
Steve Viggiano
March 13, 2014 | Pembroke, NH
