Walter E. Baldwin

It has been over 5 years now and I still miss him so much. August is a very difficult month for us.
Daddy, I love you.

my papa was the best papa on earth.
fishing will never be the same.
when i was with him in the morning
we went to get breakfest sandwiches.when we went to get bugs
and it was disgusting.its just good
that i didint get to do it.the first day the first fish was giant.
it was very fun fising with my granpa and what got anoying was when he said ahha ahha ya ahha and his father is having a hard time.papas house smelled wierd and we watched action movies...

Balone Fisher(short for Abalone Fisherman)is how I knew Ed. I have countless memories of camping at Bridgehaven with my Papa and Grandma (Frank and Jackie Lelouarn), and of course Balone Fisher. It wasn't until I was older that Balone Fisher became Ed. I remember one time it was cold and foggy at the ocean and Ed came into our camper with his coffee in a tin (Swiss Mocha I think). He always had it and to this day I think that night when I couldn't have been more than about 7 or 8 was my first...

My grandpa is a big part of my heart (and his fish smell).He was amazing!With all his storys and great sence of humor .He was the world .Every time we would vist we would think this will be fun ! When we would see him it would be like we saw him every day.One day with granpa was like a week.And as you all know we would always open grandpas gifts first at christmas . One year it was a box of cookies, one year it was a huge case of rings pops.And even though they were the craziest gifts they we...

I’d like to tell you about my dad. He was funny, smarter than he ever let on, modest, and a man of great integrity and honesty.

My very first memory of my dad is from when I was somewhere around 2 years old. He took me to Thrifty’s for a chocolate ice cream cone. Most of my other young childhood memories are of fishing and camping. As soon as I could walk he had a fishing pole in my hand!

I remember arguing with him over and over again about whether tomatoes were...

Dear Fritz and Eds family,

Frank and I will have a real hard time without Ed he has been a large part of our life, we spent more time with Ed than any of our families because we loved being near the ocean and the ocean always meant we would have a visit with Ed, the catching of fish seemed less important than just a day of good company with Ed and so many other lovely people we have met thru the years.
We will not really say good-bye to Ed because he will always be in...

When I think of my Uncle Ed,the picture in my mind is of him laughing. I only saw him once or twice a year, usually on Thanksgiving. I very much looked forward to our visits. I knew he would have all of us giggling right away. I also knew that because he was in Nevada with us, he was sacrificing time with his kids and grandchildren. I want you all to know how grateful I am to all of you for sharing him with us. The spirit in which he lived his life can be an example to us all. ***** In 1992...

One morning I was out with my grandpa looking for the hot fishing spot of the day. We drove out to one of his favorite beaches and walked out to look over a cliff to find some of his friends on the beach with their throw nets. We walked up next to a lady who had been watching the fishermen for quite some time. Grandpa asked her what on earth those people were doing down there with throw nets trying to catch a fish in the waves! The lady explained to grandpa that those skilled fishermen could...