Edward Daniel Ross Jr.

1945 - 2024

Edward Daniel Ross, Jr., of Norfolk, Massachusetts, and long-time resident of Chevy Chase, MD, died peacefully at home on March 26, 2024. Born on May 11, 1945 to Edward Daniel Ross, Sr. and Delores Berger Ross in Evergreen Park, Illinois, Eddie, as his family and childhood friends knew him, embodied a life of dedication to others personally and professionally.

Educated first at the College of St. Thomas and then at Georgetown University Law Center, Eddie and his wife, Mary, moved to Washington, DC, where he worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office for nearly two decades as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Deputy Chief of the Felony Trial Division, and Director of Superior Court Operations. Although Ed entered private practice in 1989, he often remarked that his time at the U.S. Attorney's Office was the most rewarding period of his professional life. He was known not only for his professional acumen but also for his generosity, kindness, and humility; he was beloved by many colleagues who became lifelong friends.

Ed's dedication to and love for his family was unmatched. He considered his three children, Abby, Danny (Erica), and Kevin to be his greatest achievements and supported his late wife Mary early in their marriage during her battle with Hodgkins lymphoma and later through her stroke recovery process. He loved his daughter-in-law, Erica, dearly, adopting her family as his own, and was smitten with his grandchildren, Emily Miller Ross (Emmy) and Edward Daniel Ross, IV (Teddy). In addition to his children and grandchildren, Ed is survived by his siblings Sharon, Tish (Jim), Barb (Bill), Liz (Steve), Richie, Bobby (Sherry), his late brother Tony's daughter, Brittany, as well as all of his cousins, nieces, and nephews, and the family on Mary's side (the Millers), whom he loved immensely. Ed is predeceased by his parents, Delores and Ed, Sr., his brothers, Tony and Gerard Martin, and his wife, Mary.

A celebration of Ed's life will be Friday, May 17 at 11 a.m., at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 5949 Western Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20015. Friends may visit with family on Friday before the service, beginning at 10 a.m., or on Thursday, May 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Joseph Gawler's Sons, 5130 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016.

In lieu of flowers, Ed's children ask that gifts be made to support the Heart and Vascular Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Checks can be made payable to Brigham and Women's Hospital with "in memory of Edward Daniel Ross, Jr." in the memo line and sent to Brigham and Women's Hospital, Development Office 263 Huntington Avenue, #318, Boston, MA 02115-4506 or online at bwhgiving.org/memorial.