EDWARD J. CHAVEZ

Edward J Chavez May 14, 1929 - Sep. 10, 2013 Eddie Chavez, a well-known coach who was loved by many and embodied all the best of human virtues passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones at his home in Ross, where he and his wife Eileen raised their 6 sons. Born in Panama in 1929, Eddie moved to Vallejo, Ca., in 1938. He graduated from St. Vincents HS, and attended the University of Santa Clara on a football, basketball and baseball scholarship. After college, Eddie was recruited by the New York Yankees, but had to complete a 2 year commitment with the US Army. After the Army he studied teaching and coaching at San Francisco State where he met Eileen Barron, his wife. They have been married for 58 years. Ed began his teaching and coaching career at St Mary's HS. In 1959, Ed accepted a position with Tam High in Mill Valley, and they moved to Ross. Ed retired from Tam in 1987, but continued to coach tennis at Branson HS, and privately with his wife Eileen. And, somewhere in between the years, somewhere along the way, you came into his life. On the playgrounds, the teams, the fields, the classroom, the courts, and neighborhoods, you, all of you, came into our lives. We are where we live, and who we meet, where we play; we are of our friends and those whom we love. And Dad, Eddie, Pop, Coach, Grandpa, Uncle loved everybody, and therefore he is as much a part of you as you are of him. And so yes, he is gone, but the soul of the man lives on. Eddie was preceded in death by his parents, Antonio and Gilda Chavez; brothers Tony, George, and sister Vilma. Ed is survived by his wife Eileen of 58 years, their 6 sons, Eddie Joe, Greg, Pat (Carol) Buck (Susan), Terry and Chris (Christine), 16 grandchildren: Simone, Eddie James, Maddie, Nolan, Derek, Ryan, Neal, Lucas, Skylar, Nicole, Gracie, Barron, Patrick, Greyson, Joe-Henry and Ava. Eddie is also survived by brothers William (Patricia), Charles (Diana), and sisters Norma White (Bob), and Debra Sordello (Jim), sister and brother-in-laws Phyllis Chavez and Ed Landaker and numerous nieces and nephews. The family greatly appreciates the support of Hospice of the Bay. There will be a rosary Friday Sept 20, at 7:30 P.M. and a funeral on Saturday September 21, at 11:30 A.M. at Saint Anselms Church on Shady Lane in Ross. The reception will follow at St. Anselms Elementary school gym.