Name: Lying in State for Edward Thaddeus Zawada Jr.
Start: 2020-10-06T15:00:00.000Z
End: 2020-10-06T16:00:00.000Z
Location: St. John Brebeuf Church

Edward Thaddeus Zawada, Jr.

Redding - Edward Thaddeus Zawada, Jr., 72, died in his home in Redding, California, on September 29, 2020. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, October 3, 1947 to Edward Thaddeus Zawada, Sr. and Evelyn Mary (Kovarek) Zawada.

Ed graduated from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in 1973. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and his fellowship in Nephrology at UCLA Hospital and Clinics in Los Angeles, California. He treated patients in Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Critical Care for 47 years. During that time, he lived in Utah, Virginia, South Dakota, and California, where he was dedicated to teaching, research, and patient care. His devotion to his Catholic faith, love for his family, passion for learning, and appreciation for travel, art, culture, and languages were things that brought him joy.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Nancy; his sister Sandra (Joe) Colello; his children Elizabeth (Rick) Schaff, Nicholas, Victoria (Joel) Chase, Alexandra; his five grandchildren Channing, Hayden, and Lincoln Schaff; and Lennon and Milo Chase, niece Candace (Byron) Brenizer, and cousins John Kovarek, Maria (Larry) Maurer, and Joe Kovarek.

In lieu of flowers or gifts, please consider donating to the Edward T. Zawada, M.D., Medical School Scholarship Endowment at https://www.usdalumni.com/give-back/give-now (Fund ID 2001003). Or you can send a donation check made out to USD Foundation and mail to: 1110 N. Dakota Street, Vermillion, SD 57069. Again, please write Edward T. Zawada, M.D., Medical School Scholarship Endowment in the check memo line, and Fund ID 2001003 to ensure it gets deposited into the correct fund.

Visitation will be held at The Country Club of Sioux Falls, 3400 W. 22nd St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 on October 9, 2020 from 1-3PM.

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Published by Argus Leader from Oct. 2 to Oct. 4, 2020.

Memories and Condolences
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15 Entries

October 4, 2024

Ed and I were BoyScouts at St Fidelis Church in Chicago in the late 1950s. Great friend and best Bob Newhart improvisation ever.
God Bless
Tom Wojcik

Gladys Stanley

January 29, 2021

Thanks for being a great Dr. An for taking such good care of me as your patient. You will be missed. My condolences to the family.

John B Davis

November 23, 2020

I just found out that Dr. Zawada died at home in California. I just wanted to tell the family that I will never forget the opportunity that he gave me to return to Sioux Falls after finishing my fellowship. He will be missed,he was an excellent teacher and mentor.

Wendy Powers

October 16, 2020

Dr Zawada was a kind and caring man and he will be greatly missed by his Redding hospital families.

Bob Santella

October 9, 2020

Nancy, Liz, Nick, Victoria and Alex,
Lori and I are so sorry for your loss. Ed was a skilled and caring physician, a wonderful teacher and mentor and a true gentleman. I was privileged to have been his friend and colleague. He taught me much. You hear people talk of physicians and say "his patients love him" or "his students love him". But the thing about Ed Zawada is that he loved them back. He truly cared. He never judged a patient and he never gave up on a patient. For that I will always hold him in high esteem.

Doyle Stern

October 8, 2020

Hi Nancy,
Arlene and I were saddened when we heard that Ed had passed away.
I remember all those Wednesday afternoons when we played golf at Westward Ho Country Club. We remember the times at your home as our daughter was friends with Victoria. Our son Ryan has many great memories of working with the rats in the experimental lab at the Va.
Dr. Ed was a great inspiration and a fun guy to be around. We will always cherish those memories.
Your friends,
Doyle and Arlene Stern

Sue Halbritter

October 7, 2020

Dear Mrs. Zawada and family. I am so sorry to hear about Dr. Zawada's passing. I had the opportunity to work closely with him on several projects throughout the years, both at Sanford and Avera. I always admired his dedication to patients, his intellect, his quick wit and his twinkling eyes that accompanied a great smile. He approached medicine and life with enthusiasm and always could find the positives in any situation. Like so many others in the health care community, I am a better provider due to his influence.

Timothy Donelan

October 6, 2020

To the Family of Dr Ed Zawada,
My sympathy for your recent loss. Dr Z was a medical mentor second to none. I can quote many things attributed to Dr Zawada, from my time working at the VA Hospital on dialysis research, to doing subsequent training in Sioux Falls. A dry wittiness with an easy going approach meant so much to his patients. He was one of my first exposures to a style of medical care I can only attempt to repeat. Under all this professorial acumen was a charmingly warm and delightful person. Please understand that his impacts on the personal and professional development of a generation of students was immense. I was lucky enough to be one of them.
Thanks Nancy and Zawada family; if your husband, father and grandpa was gone at work- he was blessing the rest of us with his presence. May God bless and hold you in the palm of his hand

Sheila and Myron Brandner Brandner

October 6, 2020

Dear Nancy and family. Our family was deeply saddened to hear of Ed’s passing. He was such a kind man and you are all such a loving family. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this very difficult time. May God bring you peace and healing.

Carrie J. Carlson

October 5, 2020

Dear Mrs. Zawada and family,

Our deepest sympathy to you all on your loss of Dr. Zawada. He was one of my favorite medical attendings when he was at McKennan back in the 1990's. I learned so much from him besides just Nephrology and critical care medicine. He also taught us how to be a compassionate physician, and to think critically about each patient and how to best treat them. What an amazing and gifted teacher he was!
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Sincerely,

Carrie J. Carlson and family

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Susan Kippley

October 4, 2020

Nancy and family,
I was so fortunate to work with Dr.Zawada as a dialysis nurse in SIoux Falls for 24 years. The connection he had to patients was a true gift. I miss his conversation, wit, expertise, and gentleness. He left the world a better place. May his spirit live on in you. Peace.....

Dr. Bob and Sue Nelimark

October 3, 2020

Nancy and family, Sue and I were deeply saddened when we learned of Ed's death. Ed and I were medical school classmates and graduated together in 1973. We also were colleagues in the Sioux Falls medical community. I always admired Ed for his intellect, his dedication to learning and teaching, and his compassion for patients and families. Please know we will keep all of you in our prayers. Rest In Peace my friend.

Renee McNulty-Leffers

October 3, 2020

I worked with Dr. Zawada at the VA in Sioux Falls, SD as a dialysis nurse and also assisted with his hypertension research. He was also my father's physician. I always enjoyed working with him. He was such a kind and caring man. He had great expertise and I learned much from him. Nancy and family, sending my deepest sympathies. May you feel God's comforting and loving Arms surrounding you. May you find strength in God's Promise of eternal life, that you will see him again one day. You are all in my heart and prayers.

Joy Nock

October 3, 2020

Dr. Zawada was my colleague, my research investigator, my neighbor, both my parent’s doctor through difficult illnesses, and mostly a priceless family friend. I am very sad. Thinking of you Nancy and family and for all who lost this great human.

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