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Alan
November 23, 2006
Dear Ed,
Today is Thanksgiving. A time to be thankful. I am thankful for having you in my life and sharing those unforgetable laughs, tears, and memories with you. I miss you very much.
November 16, 2006
Dear Ed,
It's me, Alan. I miss you.
Paul Rochon
October 2, 2006
Ed will be greatly missed. Though he was a good friend, he was like a father to me. I will never forget his stories and mentoring which he shared with me in the investment world.
I am glad I had the opportunity to have met a person like him.
He has truly has been a cornerstone in my life.
Keith Baillie
September 20, 2006
Ed was a unique character, interested in world events and all those he knew. He offered me, like others, good council. I am sorry he is no longer among us.
Ben Chai & Bob Nelson
September 7, 2006
Dearest Ed,
Don't know how or where to begin because so many things remind us of you, and they seem to strike at no particular time or place. We met quite a few people in the year we lived in Rossmoor, many of them can be traced back to your parties. It's your desire to mix people, to introduce friends to each other, to take new people under your wings and to make them feel included that we would be grateful forever. But it's your dry humor, your curry chicken, your love for gardening and your looking-forward-to-tomorrow that we would always remember. Bet you have a wonderful vegetable and flower garden growing already up there...
Sue Fischer
September 4, 2006
Dear ED...in a couple of weeks I will be returning to Walnut Creek for one of my home leaves. You always kept such good track of your friends and I could count on a call from you within the first day or two of my return--inviting me for dinner and a stroll through he garden. I will certainly miss the visits with you but I bet I can get Alan to give me a tour of your beautiful garden. Your friendship will be greatly missed by many people. love, Sue
Alan Chen
September 2, 2006
My dear Ed,
Yesterday I went to a Chinese restaurant with my nephew (Alex) and Jake in Concord; the place we used to dine out once a while. All time I was thinking of you in the restaurant. When it came to crash the fortune cookie, I was amazed by reading the message. It says, " I miss you." What a beautiful message! I kept it in my pocket and then placed it in my little box when I got home. Dear, I miss you.
Barry Cardoza
August 28, 2006
Ed, you touched a great many lives and made a great many impressions. I know that a bit of you lives on in each of the people who were fortunate enough to have made your acquaintance. Many of them will undoubtedly pass some of your wisdom on to others. That's true immortality.
Michael Moody
August 27, 2006
Dear Ed,
I'm so happy to have known you. I had dinner with you at your apartment when you lived in San Leandro, and Van and I came to your house not too long ago for lunch, and to see your lovely garden. Just June 5th you came with Van and Steve to see my new home, and to go to lunch with us. I can't believe you are gone so suddenly. I am happy we had those times together, and all the other times we chatted at various Pacific Friends events. I will miss your presence, friendship, and advice. Rest in peace, dear Ed.
marco
August 26, 2006
Ed, I may not have known you as long as everyone else, but let me tell you that you have made a lasting impression on my life. You were always very kind to me whenever I was over. The advise you gave me is something I am going to use the rest of my life. I will always remember how hard of a worker you were and how you always had something to do. Thanks Ed for the lasting memories.
Jim Boll
August 26, 2006
It was an honor knowing Ed for more than 17 years. I have many memories, but the one that frequently recurs is his advice to me almost everytime we got together...that was "spend your money!...spend your money!...spend your money!!" It almost became a mantra. You were a fine person, Ed..Requiescat in Pace..Jim Boll
Alan Chen
August 25, 2006
My dear Ed,
I miss you.
Raul M
August 25, 2006
Ed was a friend and supporter of the Rainbow Community Center (RCC), the gay and lesbian center of the Contra Costa County. Our deepest condolences to Alan and the Schaeffer family - from the RCC community.
Alan Chen
August 25, 2006
My dear Ed,
I got so used to have you around and listened to your voice. Everything is not the same without your presence. I miss you very much. I am not sad because I know you are at peace. Until we meet again. I love you.
Sue Andrade
August 25, 2006
Ed,
You were a special guy whose memory will certainly live on. You were always so interested in others, caring enough to call and check-in all the time just to see how things were going. I'll miss those calls & chats.
I loved hearing about and touring your garden and also getting those stock tips and even cooking tips.
You've left lots of memories but you'll always be thought of with much fondness and love.
Cowboy Ed
August 25, 2006
Allen Whitson
August 25, 2006
Ed is a wonderful man, loved by many. He was a good friend to me. I last saw him when I visited him and Alan on July 8th & 9th. I know he is at peace. I added my favorite photo of Ed, taken at my place in Hayward, CA on Halloween, 1999.
Ray Leavitt
August 25, 2006
My Dear Friend and Mentor, Ed, you have been such a beautiful frend to me which I will never forget and will charish for my entire life. There was only "One ED" You had so many unique and wonderful ways about you and I will miss you so much. You always had time for me and listened to my ups and downs! I know of no one who can fill your shoes in the way you did.
Until we meet again. Love you and miss you!
John Schank
August 25, 2006
We miss you already Ed, but our lives are richer for having had the chance to share life's experiences with you while you were here.
Heartfelt sympathy to your partner Alan and to your family.
Alan Chen
August 25, 2006
Dear Ed,
Our Garden:
In our garden the roses are blooming
Their fragrance invades my sense
I walk across the ring and embrace them
And I can still see you there
Though I never got to count those of your foot-prints
I see them everywhere
I recall those hours and sweats that we spent
When all our love were there
I sit on the bench for a break
And look at strings of grapes hanging down
I picked a few and tasted their sweetness
And I can still see you there
I believe you remember those projects
that we had done together
There are memories for me everywhere
And I can still see you there
I miss you deeply.
Your beloved Alan
Stephen Ernst
August 25, 2006
I know you will rest in peace, for you were a man of good works. I will remember our many hours of good fellowship and shared experiences. Thanks for all the work you went to in making your home and garden available for the enjoyment of many. I'm glad we had the chance for one last good times lunch when we got together with the rest of the Out to Lunch Club in South City June 5th. God Bless You.
Tom Eaton
August 25, 2006
Ed, I don't know how you did it. My garden is nothing compared to yours, yet I haven't got the time or energy to make mine look anything to compare with yours. If I can only do 1/16 of what you were able to accomplish, I'll die a very happy man. You are already greatly missed and you will continue to be missed until we meet again.
Bettina Hanks
August 25, 2006
Uncle Ed, I still don't feel like the phone won't ring with your voice on the line. Or that an email won't arrive from you with the latest progress report on the goings on in the garden. What can I say about losing a person who was so woven into the fabric of our family? So many memories both faded and bright and all good memories. You were a kind and generous person who genuinely cared. You never forced your advice on anyone but offered it in an instant when asked. And you loved your family despite our imperfections. You will be forever missed. We loved you!
Gary Rosen
August 25, 2006
My friend and mentor, you will be missed. I use to look forward to seeing you every other Sunday morning and discussing the world. Your advice will stay with me forever, a debit I can not repay to you. I hope that when the chance comes for me to be a mentor to someone I can be half as good a mentor to them as you were to me.
My friend, you have left a void in my life that can not be filled; there was only one Ed.
William "Van" VanArsdel
August 22, 2006
Ed, you will be missed. I remember with fondness your intimate dinner parties at your San Leandro condo. I met many of your friends at these festive gatherings which displayed your hosting and cooking talents. And I will never forget your 70th birthday party -- a real blast! involving many family members and friends. I am most grateful for recent get together for lunch in South City on June 5 -- my last memory of you. May you rest in peace.
Arlin
August 22, 2006
Ed - I can see you in your garden, from which you provided us with lots of tomatoes and squash. When I eat those particular vegetables, I'll be remembering you and your generosity. Thanks for giving me a few "stock picks". You were always glad to share your knowledge, and especially your home. We shared lots of good dinner parties, didn't we? Last night at your "Celebration of Life" I had a couple glasses of wine, which you would have offered me had you been there in person - but you were there in our hearts.
Roger Tan
August 22, 2006
Ed,
we talked a lot about many things, you gave me tonnes of insights and advices, and you protected me from making mistakes, even after I moved to El Paso. You were an angel then, and I know you are "the angel" now. I love you Ed...
wesley kirkholm
August 21, 2006
i will have fond memories of ed at
many pacific friends events. he had a lot insights in the community and world events. he will be missed.
Bob, Phat, and Richard
August 21, 2006
Ed was a good and true friend and made a great contribution to our lives.
We will miss him
Walter Sanchez
August 21, 2006
Rest in peace Ed. I can talk at lot in small gatherings, and even joke around. But when it comes to writing words down, I’m lost. All I can say is, Ed, it was a great pleasure and an honor knowing you. I will always remember the fun memories we had at German Group parties, dancing, just parties in general and also remember you for being kind.
A.J. Konou
August 21, 2006
Ed,
May you rest in peace. Thanks for being a friend when I needed a friend many years ago. You will always be in my thoughts and prayer.
Raji Ibrahim
August 21, 2006
Hi Ed,
It was nice to have known you better after we moved to Rossmoor. I know the much better inner side of you. Yes, at times I did not listen to your stock pick advice and I wished I had. Many thanks also for your summer veggies that you generously gave us every summer . I miss you as a friend beyond Pacific Friends. Glad to know that Alan was with you at your final sailing to the sunset.
.......
Mark Payne
August 21, 2006
Ed was a man with a heart of gold. He was a man who wanted to be a friend to all of us, and he was indeed a friend to me. Dammit, Ed, why did you have to go and leave us?
Michael Moody
August 21, 2006
Rest in peace, Ed. I enjoyed knowing you, and chatting with you at many Pacific Friends events over the past years.
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