Ed L. West

1928 - 2024

Ed L West
July 29, 1928 - April 7, 2024
Known for his integrity and leadership, Dr. Ed L. West passed away on April 7, 2024. Ed was born July 29, 1928, in San Antonio, Texas to Martin Theodore West and Mildred Cleo Duval. As a teenager, he learned the printing trade in his father's print shop. Ed joined the U.S. Marine Corp in July 1945 and was discharged at the rank of Sergeant in September 1946 when the atomic bomb ended World War II. In 1947, Ed married Bobbie Lucille Self and had two sons, Michael and Patrick. By day, Ed supported his family as Business Manager at Harlandale ISD and by night he earned a B.B.A in Management and Economics from St. Mary's University in 1963, followed by a master's in education from Our Lady of the Lake University in 1966 and later in life, a doctorate in Educational Administration in 1979 from Western Colorado University in Grand Junction, Colorado.
In 1967, Ed joined San Antonio's Northeast ISD as Assistant Superintendent of Business during a period of doubling growth in enrollment and number of schools. In 1977, Ed was named Superintendent as the district grew to be the state's twelfth largest school system with 34,000 students and 3,000 employees. Ed was named the 1980 President of the Association of School Business Officials of the U.S. and Canada (ASBO) as well as the Educator of the Year by the same organization. Ed retired from Northeast ISD in 1987. Touching the lives of children was Ed's most treasured experience during his career.
Ed served as the Executive Director of the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) from 1982 through 1990. He is remembered for setting the early fledgling organization on the path to a leading educational establishment, providing career-advancing credentials for school business officials throughout the state.
In 1975 Ed met and married Mickey Marlin. Their thirty-eight years of marriage were the happiest times. Ed and Mickey retired to Blue Lake, TX in 1987 and then Horseshoe Bay, TX, serving the community through multiple boards and associations.
Ed believed in Christ and lived to please God. He was faithful in worship and prayer. In addition to church activities, Ed enjoyed singing, growing roses, golfing with his buddies, sharing jokes, grilling, and hosting his kids and grandkids at his home in Horseshoe Bay.
Ed is survived by his children, Michael and Patrick and wife Karen, Gail Davalos and husband Rudy, David Marlin and wife Judy, Kenneth Marlin and wife Pat, his grandchildren Marcus, Jacob, Christopher Thompson and wife Vanessa, Aubrey, Kevin and wife Heather, Eric and wife Kristen, Audry Trevino and husband Chris, Cheryl Russell and husband Adam, Jacque Leo and Jason Marlin, David, Doug and Deana Davalos plus 25 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Bennie West and grandchildren Stacy and Jack Burke.
A memorial service will be held at the Church at Horseshoe Bay, 600 Hi Ridge Rd, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, at 11:00 on Saturday, April 20, 2024. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Church at Horseshoe Bay.