Edwin John Effinger
1947 - 2015
Edwin John Effinger
1947 - 2015
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Edwin Effinger Obituary
Surviving Mr. Effinger is his wife Pamela of Culpeper, VA; his children, John W. Effinger of Danbury, CT, James C. Effinger and his wife Heidi of Homer, NY, Corey Goodrich and her husband Kyle of Denver, CO, Mark C. Enriquez and his wife Tiffany of Cleveland, OH, Melinda Pomeroy and her husband Corey of Palmyra, FL; his grandchildren, Lulu Effinger, Emma Effinger, Haven Goodrich, Holden Goodrich, Pippa Enriquez, Autumn Pomeroy and Alex Pomeroy; his sisters, Gay Colina of Pennington, NJ, Elsie Tierney of Oriental, NC and his first wife Lynne Muller of Brookhaven, NY.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Clore-English Funeral Home from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00p.m. Interment will be private at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in John's honor may be made to the Class of 1969 Alexander Hamilton Scholarship Fund,
care of the Trustees of Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd. Clinton, NY 13323
Condolences may be given at clore-english.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Clore-English Funeral Home, 11190 James Monroe Highway, Culpeper, VA 22701.
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April 1, 2015
As an alum from the class of '74 I knew John from alumni days. Fond memories of the open houses/cocktail parties at the Head's house. He had a great appreciation for the alumni.
Rhys Moore
April 1, 2015
As a frequent guest of the Effingers I loved John's pre-Board of Trustees meeting preparation routine: late night poker, scotch and cigars at the Head's house with Michael Winston, Neil Marcus and me.
It's Aces & Eights Big Guy.
Bob Binnie
March 18, 2015
My sympathy to the family of a good man who served the Wooster School family with grace and kindness.
Bob Binnie '83
March 18, 2015
Vivien and I send our condolences to Corey, James, John, Lynne and all members of the Effinger family. -- John Cheeseman, Wooster Class of 1957 (Danbury,CT)
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Stuart Reed
March 18, 2015
With heartfelt sympathy on hearing the death of Edwin Effinger, the 5th headmaster of Wooster. I am from the class of '43, and had 5 wonderful years at Wooster.
Sincerely,
Stuart Reed, Class of '43
Alvin Hamilton
March 18, 2015
My love and condolences to all of E. John's family.
I will never forget playing poker at the Head's house at Wooster on snowy days off with each of the players wearing napkins on our heads, singing "I am a Sensitive Artist", and hearing E. John crunch on ice cubes. He was always fun to be with and a helluva poker player! I miss E. John and those days in the early 90s.
Alvin Hamilton and family
Ari Samsky
March 18, 2015
I was a student at Wooster School in the 90s when Mr. Effinger was headmaster. I will always remember his kindness, his charisma, and his sense of humor. My condolences to his family.
Tom Wilcox
March 18, 2015
The Wooster family expresses our gratitude to John and condolences to you
Tom Wilcox
Susan G. Gibbons
March 17, 2015
I used to run into John in the Clerk's Offices and Records Rooms often. Nothing I can say will make any of this less painful, so I'm just going to leave this short verse. It's a personal variation taken from my spiritual tradition -
The Circle of your Life is open -
But unbroken.
May the peace of God go in your heart.
Merry Meet -
Merry Part -
And Merry Meet Again.
Farewell dear Friend.
Joseph Knapp
March 15, 2015
My condolences to the family. I have not seen John since Hamilton College in 1969 but always remembered him as a class act. Perhaps you had to be there in the 60's to grasp the full meaning of that phrase, but few Continentals are remembered with such an accolade.
Carol Board
March 13, 2015
So Sad, John was taken too soon. My husband, Frank and I spent many good times with John and Pam. John was very generous with his love and in reaching out to others. I first met John on a lovely Cruise-- Family Reunion. He had recently married Pam, our neice, and we were delighted to have him as part of our family. He certainly helped make that a fun time for all of us. I worked with John at Landmark Education, where he was dedicated to learning and helping others. We shared many fine dinners with him and family, I was always inpressed with how devoted John was to all the many people he loved. I felt a real connection with John and his passing is a huge loss.....Carol Board, Potomac, MD
John Pitarresi
March 13, 2015
My sincere condolences to all of John's family. John was a terrific teammate, a proud Continental, a frequent presence on the Hill ever since his days with us there. We will miss him greatly.
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