Richard "Rick" Edwards

Rick died peacefully at Heritage Hospice near Woodstock, Ga. Rick was born in Raleigh, N.C., the youngest of three children born to Reuben Edwards, Sr. and Lillian Irene Motley. He is survived by his brother Reuben, Jr. and sister Charlotte (Kral). Rick was drafted into the Army and served in the Vietnam War as a radio specialist. He received the Purple Heart in 1968. Rick's early years were in North Carolina and Kentucky as a radio engineer and he moved to South Florida in '79, working for WINZ(AM)/(FM). Rick was responsible for the coverage improvements to both stations in the mid '80s and spearheaded the Gannett Tower in Andover in 1985. Rick continued to work as a radio engineer and tower manager until the mid '90s when he created CityScape consulting firm to assist communities in wireless infrastructure, based in Coral Springs. Rick spent the next 25 years between Coral Springs, Raleigh and Boca Raton before settling down in Woodstock, Ga., near his son's family in 2018.

He is survived by his son, Jonathan and spouse, Jennifer (Ackerman), his grandchildren, Jack and Justin Edwards, his ex-wife, Jane (Shearin) Lee. Donations can be made to the AFCCE scholarship fund (AFCCE.org) or SBE (SBE.org) on behalf of Rick. A celebration of life will be held in the Raleigh, NC area at a future date. For information, please contact: RLEdwards1947@gmail.com.