Edward Swiggett Jr.

EDWARD SWIGGETT, JR., LOVINGLY KNOWN AS "ED", WAS BORN AUGUST 16, 1976, IN BAYHEALTH HOSPITAL, DOVER, DELAWARE, TO THE LATE ALBERTA E. SWIGGETT AND EDWARD SWIGGETT SR. HE DEPARTED HIS LIFE ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2025, IN CHRISTIANA CARE, NEWARK, DELAWARE.

ED ATTENDED RECEIVED HIS EARLY EDUCATION FROM SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL IN SMYRNA, DELAWARE, GRADUATING IN 1995. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A CARPET INSTALLER FOR MANY YEARS WITH THE JACKSON FAMILY. ED HAD A LOVING AND KIND SOUL, ALWAYS WITH A SMILE, NEVER WANTING ANY CONFRONTATION. ED LOVED TO COOK AND GRILL, LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST. HE LOVED HIS FAMILY, AND HIS FAMILY TRULY LOVED HIM. HIS HOBBIES WERE PLAYING SOFTBALL AND FISHING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. HE WAS A DIEHARD PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AND PHILLIES FAN. HE LOVED GOING TO FOOTBALL GAMES, BASEBALL GAMES, AND AIR SHOWS WITH HIS BROTHER DONALD. HE ALSO LOVED PLAYING HORSESHOES, CORNHOLE, AND SPADES AT THE FAMILY BARBEQUES AND WHEN VISITING FRIENDS.

EDWARD SWIGGETT JR LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS MEMORIES, HIS FATHER, EDWARD SWIGGETT SR, A DAUGHTER, HEATHER SWIGGETT OF SMYRNA, A SON, ANDREW SWIGGETT OF SMYRNA, THREE GRANDCHILDREN, AIDEN, IZAYAH, ZEILANI, ALL OF SMYRNA; NINE BROTHERS AND SISTERSNOLAN SWIGGETT OF MARYLAND, JOEY SWIGGETT(LATOYA) OF HARTLY, DAWN SCHULER OF SMYRNA, DONALD SWIGGETT OF DOVER, LISA ROGERS(LOUIS) OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DARRIN SWIGGETT OF FLORIDA, DOMINIQUE SWIGGETT OF PHILADELPHIA, JOSEPH SWIGGETT(ASIA) OF SMYRNA, STEPHEN SWIGGETT OF PHILADELPHIA. TWO SPECIAL AUNTS, BELINDA FORREST, SHEILA FORREST, AND AN UNCLE JAMES (HERB) FORREST, ALL OF SMYRNA. A HOST OF OTHER LOVING AUNTS, NEPHEWS, NIECES, COUSINS, AND FRIENDS.