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Edward Maher Obituary
Edward Maher was born in 1933 to Lucy and 'Big Ed' and was the youngest of three children. He was preceded in death by his brother Bill Maher and survived by his sister Jackie Grayum. The Maher family moved to Seattle during Ed's grade school years and he attended St. Joseph and lived in Montlake. Ed graduated from Seattle Prep in 1951 and from the University of Washington in 1956. While at the UW he was a member of Fraternity FIJI - Phi Gamma Delta. He was married to Annie Newton in 1956 and they lived in various parts of the US including Seattle where he built his first house, until 1971 when he shocked one and all and moved his family to Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. His time in New Zealand was focused on furthering his career as an artist. He was remarried in 1981 to Helen Mason and he designed and built a beautiful and unusual hexagon house where they lived in The Bay of Islands.
Ed was a pilot and a navigator for refueling jets in the Air Force, a licensed architect, a jazz pianist who performed all over the world, an artist who exhibited internationally, and a corporate consultant for Boeing, as a leading member of the Engineering Leadership Program. If you asked Ed what he did for work, he always answered "I'm an artist" but he is remembered by many as one of the brightest and most innovative organizational leaders. Ed always had a special connection with Eastern Washington, living for many years in Lake Chelan before retiring in the Methow Valley. He first came to the Methow when he played jazz piano at Sun Mountain Lodge and it was in Mazama that he settled and found great joy in visiting the Mazama Store, eating at Glover Street Market, meditating at Falls Creek, and appreciating all the natural beauty at his doorstep. Ed is survived by his five children, Jeff Maher, Julie Maher, Chris Maher, Laura Clenna, Geva McAdow and his seven grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held later this summer.
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Donald Colgate
February 12, 2024
" My name is Don Colgate from Napier, New Zealand .
I first came across a very long piece of rolled paper I was given by a friend entitled : " Theroretical Synthesis of Reality Systems " by Edward M. Maher ( 1971 ) , way back in the 1980's . I STILL refer to it up till the present : 2024 ).
IF it is the work of this same person, I would PERSONALLY call Edward a : " an INTELLECTUAL GENIUS ". His work : " Theroretical Synthesis of Reality Systems " is second to none.
I have two (2 ) University degrees , yet have never seen any research references or books or articles which " come even close " to contain the precision and " grace " of Edward's writing.
His " LEGACY " lives in my " SOUL AND SPIRIT ."
As I said, I never meet him personally but I " certainly WISH I had .
Truly a " TITAN "---and I never usually use that word.
I HOPE some of his " brain's, SPIRIT and SOUL "------Lives on in his ' Surviving Family .'
Don Colgate.
Paul Anderson
September 29, 2020
My parents bought the first house that Ed designed and built in seattle . It is a wonderful house and my family had many wonderful experiences there . I will forward pics later..
Len White
September 3, 2020
Although it's been more than 40 years since we last met, Ed's death has saddened me greatly. He lived in a remote, abandoned farmhouse on Great Barrier Island, 60 miles off the coast from Auckland NZ, where he was my nearest neighbour.
Ed was a giant amongst men in every sphere of his life, yet never played the holier-than-thou card. In fact, he willingly taught those of us who wanted to learn many of the life skills he'd honed so meticulously over his remarkable career: art, music, mechanics, cooking, ad infinitum.
Ed is remembered fondly and respectfully (albeit too briefly) in my memoir "Why Me?", which is available online at Amazon.com.au.
Len White. Sawtell. NSW. Australia.
4 September 2020.
Dan Haygeman
July 6, 2020
Ed was one of the classiest, most generous people I have had the pleasure to work with. Thru a decade with a faculty who featured leaders in varying fields Ed stands out as the delightful catalyst for curiosity and deep learning. The world is a poorer place for the lack of Ed.
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