Edward Patrick Joseph "Ed" Rafter

Ed was a valued member of the Power Memorial Academy Class of `68. Ed is seen below at our 50th anniversary reunion. Rest in peace our dear brother alum. Pro Christo Rege.

Rest in peace Edward ...condolences to your family & friends....ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. Cyril Cox & family. Pennsylvania USA.

Saddened to hear of the untimely passing of my cousin Ed. It was a pleasure to meet him when he visited Ballina. My condolences to Jane & family.

So sorry to hear of Ed's passing, deepest condolences to Jane and extended families. I knew Ed in his days in Ballina having good times and his great support for my paintings . May he rest in peace.
Eamonn Mullarkey.

So sorry to hear my cousin Ed passed away and my deepest sympathies to Jane and family and all his wonderful grandchildren, he was always a pleasure to be around and so positive, he was always guiding influence to me when I arrived in New York City in the summer of 1987 from Ballina in Ireland, Thankyou for caring,
God bless you, and all that love you
William cox and family , Philadelphia Pa

To Jane and all Ed´s family, our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of loss. Both John and I are heartbroken to learn of Ed´s untimely passing. As cousins, Ed and I had a wonderfully close relationship throughout the years in "Dear Old Ballina" and New York. We treasure the many memories of good times spent with Ed, sharing laughter, good food and reminiscing about times past. While Ed took his professional life very seriously, the choice of Memorial photo shows the fun loving side of his personality. Wearing his Bob Dylan teeshirt with a mischievous happy man smile, clearly he was "ForeverYoung" and lived his life according to these lyrics. Rest in peace dear Ed and may God keep your loved ones in the palm of his hand.

To Jane and all Ed's family, our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time of loss. Both John and I are heartbroken to learn of Ed's untimely passing. As cousins, Ed and I had a wonderfully close relationship throughout the years in "Dear Old Ballina" and New York. We treasure the many memories of good times spent with Ed, sharing laughter, good food and reminiscing about times past. While Ed took his professional life very seriously, the choice of Memorial photo shows the fun loving side of his personality. Wearing his Bob Dylan teeshhirt with a mischievous happy man
smile, clearly he was "Forever Young" and lived his life according to these lyrics. Rest in peace dear Edward and may God keep your loved ones in the palm of his hand.

I met Ed in the fall of 1996-29 years ago-at what I happily claim was my very first maintenance window (It may or may not have been the first but definitely one of my first and is better for the story if it was). A Saturday night at midnight was always a buzz of activity, and as the "FNG" (new guy), I was just sitting there, trying to stay out of the way.

Ed, however, made a beeline for me. He walked right up, stuck out his hand, and introduced himself, his company, and what he was there to do. He then grabbed a marker and launched into a lesson on the white board, explaining the UPS and the testing we were performing, followed by a passionate deep dive into what the battery was actually doing. Phrases like "whiplash effect this..." and "Coup de fouet that..." flew around-needless to say, it was a blur! But his sheer PASSION was infectious.

I finally finished the window, got home Sunday morning, and managed a couple hours of sleep before the Chiefs' noon kickoff. Waking up foggy, shaking the cobwebs out of my head, I remember thinking: "Wait... was that dude teaching me French last night? What the...?"

Even before Ed left us all, when he left GBA, I missed our conversations about life, work, and family. He was a GREAT Man who left a lasting impression on everyone he met, including the nervous new guy he took the time to teach 29 years ago. I will miss you as my friend, mentor, and Brother!

Please accept our condolences to Jane and the family.
Dave Smith and family.

I met Ed through IEEE standards committee. He was always welcoming and very friendly. I will miss him dearly and miss the times we would run into each other at conferences. Rest in peace my friend.

Ed, you were a big brother to me since the late 90´s, and over the last quarter-century. My career would not have been what it is without you. I miss you dearly my friend! My condolences to the family.

Ed, you´re a guiding light to so many. I´ll never forget the spirit and kindness you show. May peace and love shelter your family in this difficult time.

Ed, your wisdom and knowledge will be greatly missed but your willingness to help others and your longtime friendship will be something I´ll always remember about you. You will be greatly missed!

With heavy hearts we say goodbye to Edward.
Bringing peace to all that mourn Edward´s passing.
Love from all his family in Ireland
Breda, Kevin,Brónagh and Caoimhe

I met Ed Rafter in 2006 through the IEEE ESSB group, where he welcomed me and supported me with my first IEEE assignment. He took a genuine interest in my life and was always willing to help. Ed´s kindness and generosity will be greatly missed. My thoughts are with his loved ones during this difficult time.

Ed was one of the first to welcome me to the ESSB committee meetings when I first attended in 2017. His data center expertise helped me learn more about UPS designs in particular as I was just starting my career in electrical engineering.

He also genuinely cared about my personal life, asking about my family and donating to a charity that encouraged me following my first daughter's stillbirth. My time having known him was only 8 years, but he made a great, lasting impression with his gentle and jovial personality. He will definitely be missed.

To Jane and ED´s family, I pray for your peace and comfort in this time of loss. The world is poorer without Ed and Heaven is richer with him. God needed another good man and great engineer. He got both with Ed.

I first met Ed in the late 1980´s at SIAC where I worked on several projects with him. Ed was quite an engineer, and I learned a lot working with him. Years later Ed helped get me involved in writing battery standards with IEEE. I will miss Ed, but one day we will meet again when the Good Lord calls my time on earth to an end.

Wishing you peace and comfort in your time of grief.

Ed a dear friend, we argue, sometime agreed but always had fun when we got together.

We had a lot of fun times.

Whenever I met Ed, I knew I always liked him. He always seemed to me to be, as stated in his obituary, a man of integrity and always seeking to find the truth and behave accordingly.

I am very sad he is not with us here, but so happy for him to be at home again with his loved ones in heaven.

Thank you, Ed, for your kindness and loving heart.