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Birthday 65th Congratulations Fond Memories Growing Up Cupertino Fam

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0703 -    ..
0704 - Summary/Objective
0705 -
070501 - Follow up ref SDS 29 0000. ref SDS 28 0000.
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0708 - Background
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070901 - On 100211 0752 letter sending congratulations and wishing Rob Happy
070902 - Birthday on reaching 65. ref SDS 9 6I6I
070904 -  ..
070905 - On 100211 1438 received letter from Rob saying he has had a good life,
070906 - and has had minimal health problems, ref SDS 10 6I6I, and reporting he
070907 - got married last year. ref SDS 10 4P56
070909 -  ..
070910 - On 100217 1952 called Ed and Kathy, Ed has been sick since October.
070911 - Yesterday on 100217 Kathy took Ed to the Emergency Care Department at
070912 - the VA.  He was diagnosed with pneumonia. ref SDS 11 6I6I
070914 -  ..
070915 - On 100218 0009 letter to Ed and Kathy with background on working with
070916 - VA the past 5 years. ref SDS 12 6I6I
070918 -  ..
070919 - On 100218 1302 letter from Eddie presents plans to notify of progress
070920 - in his care at the VA in Sacramento. ref SDS 13 6I6I
070922 -  ..
070923 - On 100301 0253 received letter from Kathy dated 100228 reporting Ed
070924 - hospitalized at VA in Sacramento; required treatment in Emergency Care
070925 - Department to control pain. ref SDS 14 6I6I
070927 -  ..
070928 - On 100301 0313 letter thanks Kathy for update on Ed; sent copies to
070929 - family members.  Ask Kathy for phone number in hospital for Ed.
070930 - ref SDS 15 6I6I
070932 -  ..
070933 - On 100303 0101 received Rob's letter dated 100302, responding to the
070934 - letter on 100301 notifying the family about Ed being in the hospital,
070935 - ref SDS 15 6I6I   Rob called Ed at the hospital. ref SDS 17 6I6I.  Rob
070936 - plans a trip to Sacramento in 3 - 4 weeks, asks about driving together
070937 - to visit Ed. ref SDS 17 4Q39
070939 -  ..
070940 - On 100303 0233 letter responding to Rob's letter received on 100303
070941 - 0110, ref SDS 17 6I6I, copy to family provides update on Ed getting
070942 - cancer, and lists his new telephone number at the VA, ref SDS 18 6I6I;
070943 - and with copy to Kathy with understandings from telecon with Ed on
070944 - work plan for his recovery;
070946 -  ..
070947 - On 100303 0233 at 1914 called Ed at the hospital; treatment plan was
070948 - changed to eliminate stint procedure; severe pain from fluid
070949 - irritating main nerve will be resolved by recovery from penumonia.
070950 - ref SDS 18 OK8K  The doctor ordering dental work to prevent infection
070951 - from causing pneumonia. ref SDS 18 OK45
070953 -  ..
070954 - On 100303 0742 called Ed at the hospital.  He will ask the nurse about
070955 - albumin and pre-albumin on blood tests on admission to hospital for
070956 - evaluating nutrition, and consequent need for dental work prior to
070957 - starting chemotherapy which will then prevent dental work. ref SDS 19
070958 - 6I6I
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070961 - On 100304 0742 called Ed seems in good spirits today, looking forward
070962 - to being released from the hospital or out-patient care of cancer.
070963 - ref SDS 19 6I6I
070965 -  ..
070966 - On 100304 0742 at 2121 called Kathy at home.  Results of brain MRI
070967 - scan today show that cancer has migrated to the brain; PET scan test
070968 - shows Ed has cancer in his back, and this is putting pressure on the
070969 - nerve causing him excruciating pain, and fluid from pneunomia.
070970 - ref SDS 19 8R6H
070972 -  ..
070973 - On 100305 0719 called Ed about visiting him and Kathy at home this
070974 - weekend, hopefully tomorrow; he expects to be discharged from the
070975 - hosptial today. ref SDS 20 6I6I
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070978 - On 100308 1513 letter notifies Julee that her Uncle Ed died of cancer,
070979 - and asking to notify her Dad, David, that his brother has died.
070980 - ref SDS 21 6I6I  Congratulate Julee on her marriage last year to
070981 - Cameron.
070983 -  ..
070984 - On 100309 1001 called Ed on schedule for treating cancer and
070985 - recovering from pneumonia. ref SDS 22 6I6I
070987 -  ..
070988 - On 100313 0823 Kathy called and said that Eddie died yesterday from
070989 - lung cancer. ref SDS 23 6I6I  Received a letter from Amy sent late
070990 - last night, and saying to call her mom right away. ref SDS 23 RB6N
070991 - Called family to let them know Eddie has passed. ref SDS 23 084A
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070994 - On 100315 1304 letter to Amy submitting a "Requiem for Your Dad"
070995 - expressing condolence on the loss, and appreciation for Ed's life.
070996 - ref SDS 24 6I6I
070998 -  ..
070999 - On 100315 1527 letter from Julee on Eddie dying, ref SDS 25 6I6I,
071000 - responding to the telephone message on 100313 0823. ref SDS 23 ER3S,
071001 - and following up the letter to Julee on 100308 1513, advising that Ed
071002 - was diagnosed with lung cancer. ref SDS 21 6I6I  Julee reports that
071003 - she and Cameron are working on genology, and she requests background
071004 - on Welch family. ref SDS 25 4Y5P
071006 -  ..
071007 - On 100315 2327 letter from Robin with condolence on Ed passing away
071008 - due to lung cancer. ref SDS 26 6I6I
071010 -  ..
071011 - On 100316 1040 received letter from Kathy with plans for memoria to
071012 - celebrate Ed's life. ref SDS 27 6I6I
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071015 - On 100316 1622 letter from Amy responding to a letter with condolence
071016 - to Amy on the loss of her dad, reported on 100315 1304. ref SDS 24
071017 - 6I6I
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071020 - On 100317 1552 received letter from Amy advising that the obituary for
071021 - Ed appears in the Sacramento Bee for 100317, ref SDS 29 6I6I, and
071022 - responding to a letter to Amy on 100315 1304. ref SDS 24 RF9W
071024 -  ..
071025 - On 100318 1209 sent a memoriam to family and friends honoring Ed who
071026 - died from lung cancer on 100312. ref SDS 0 6I6I
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0712 -
0713 - Progress
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071401 - Letter to family and friends says...
071402 -
071403 -    1.  Subject: In Memoriam Edward A Welch RIP 1949 - 2010
071404 -        Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:09:36 -0700
071421 -         ..
071422 -    2.  Ed passed away on Friday, March 12th, at age 61 [reported on
071423 -        100313 0823. ref SDS 23 6I6I]
071425 -         ..
071426 -    3.  Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 20, at the
071427 -        Central United Methodist Church, 5265 H Street in Sacramento.
071428 -        Take 80 East to Reno and turn off on the H Street.  The church
071429 -        is red brick on the left about 2 miles from the exit.
071430 -
071431 -            [On 100318 1336 Patty comments on memoriam for Ed, and
071432 -            offers condolence on loss of a brother. ref SDS 30 6I6I
071434 -             ..
071435 -            [On 100318 1513 Rob comments on memoriam for Ed and
071436 -            expresses appreciation for opportunity to call Ed in the
071437 -            days before he died. ref SDS 31 6I6I
071439 -             ..
071440 -            [On 100318 2015 Amy asks to use the memoriam for Ed in the
071441 -            Church Service on Saturday. ref SDS 32 1X6W
071443 -             ..
071444 -            [On 100320 1230 memorial church services celebrating Ed's
071445 -            life at Methodest church on H street in Sacramento.
071446 -            ref SDS 33 6I6I
071448 -             ..
071449 -            [On 100327 0815 Candi and Larry out of town visiting Karen
071450 -            and Peggy for Peg's 90th birthday, same day as Ed's
071451 -            memorial service; they had fond memories of Eddie growing
071452 -            up together as an extended family. ref SDS 34 6I6I
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071455 -    4.  Ed was diagnosed with lung cancer only 2 weeks earlier, and was
071456 -        preparing to begin treatment.  We are all "dodging bullets"
071457 -        from birth, and they come faster after age 50.  Sadly, Ed was
071458 -        taken before treatment could begin, and fortunately without
071459 -        prolonged suffering, though he was in considerable pain off and
071460 -        on from last October.  Ed's stoic character, strength, and
071461 -        resolve delayed getting help, and this may have tipped him over
071462 -        the edge [discussed on 100217 1952. ref SDS 11 2041]
071463 -
071464 -            [On 100320 1230 memorial services for Eddie, minister did a
071465 -            great job explaining Ed's life. ref SDS 33 DA7P
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071468 -    5.  Ed was always part of a large extended family.  He is survived
071469 -        by Kathy, and his daughter Amy, and her family, husband
071470 -        Michael, and daughters Simone and Mia. [reflecting memorial for
071471 -        Kathleen, initially developed on 011129 1134. ref SDS 1 EV7O,
071472 -        and reported finalized on 011215 0413. ref SDS 2 0001]
071474 -         ..
071475 -    6.  Growing up, Ed was surrounded by 7 brothers and sisters.
071476 -        Kathleen was the oldest, then Rob, Rod, Stephanie, David, then
071477 -        Ed, Sally, and Jerry.  We lived in a lot of places.  World War
071478 -        II was cataclismic, disrupting lives everywhere.  Marriages
071479 -        suffered emotional trauma.  Mom and dad split up and got back
071480 -        together 4 or 5 times.  During a positive period, I believe Ed
071481 -        was born in Ontario, California, when we lived on Acacia Street
071482 -        in a home our dad built, while in business with his brothers
071483 -        after the War.  Ed's first home was on property owned by
071484 -        grandmother and granddad, who lived in the "Big House."  Our
071485 -        Aunt Dorothy and Uncle Kenneth lived with their two daughters,
071486 -        our cousins Linda and Judy, in another small house on the same
071487 -        property [see memoriam for mother Dorothy on 070205 0537.
071488 -        ref SDS 4 KN63].  Family split ups occurred mostly when Ed
071489 -        still very young, Ed stayed at times with Aunt Barbara and
071490 -        Uncle Jim, with Uncle Pat and Aunt Peggy, and for a time with
071491 -        Grandmother and Granddad [see again memoriam for mother Dorothy
071492 -        on 070205 0537. ref SDS 4 Y343]
071494 -         ..
071495 -        [When Ed was 2 or 3, mother Dorothy left dad yet again, and
071496 -        this time took all of the kids to grandmother's home, which was
071497 -        only a 1 or 2 bedroom motel-like place.  Us kids playing with
071498 -        other kids in the complex, joined in somehow concocting a big
071499 -        barrel full of acidic liquid.  Must have been there for weeks
071500 -        before we arrived, and created from rainwater and "garbage."
071501 -        Kids would just through anything into this barrel, and over
071502 -        time it became acidic.  You could see it continuously bubling.
071503 -        The older kids all new this was dangerous, but one day, Ed then
071504 -        only about 3, threw a coke bottle into the barrel.  This caused
071505 -        a splash that partially hit Eddie on the lower leg.  To to this
071506 -        day he still has a scar - reported on 070205 0537. ref SDS 4
071507 -        Y431]
071509 -         ..
071510 -    7.  Mostly, though Ed came of age living in Garden Gate and then on
071511 -        Stevens Creek in Cupertino.  This time was fairly stable
071512 -        because Mom, Lillian came into our lives.  About age 8 - 12 Ed
071513 -        was already showing his exceptional determination to excell and
071514 -        will to win playing football and baseball with older brothers.
071515 -        Though the smallest, he always worked the hardest.  To this
071516 -        day, I am inspired by Ed's constant example.
071517 -
071518 -            [On 100318 1513 letter from Rob adds perspective on Ed's
071519 -            life and strong character. ref SDS 31 HW7V
071521 -             ..
071522 -            [On 100318 2015 in telephone call with Kathy we remembered
071523 -            a visit to Ed and Kathy's home on Bernard Street in
071524 -            Sacramento, possibly around 1977 - 1980; on that occassion
071525 -            Ed was upset because Kathy had changed the arrangement he
071526 -            had carefully made for towels or bedding in a hall closet;
071527 -            thus demonstrating a passion for order and determination
071528 -            for excellence, that others find difficult to handle.
071529 -            ref SDS 32 6I6I
071531 -         ..
071532 -    8.  Dad put his sons to work in the shop helping with the business.
071533 -        Again, as the youngest (Jerry was still too young to work in
071534 -        the shop at that time), Ed objected to being assigned to just
071535 -        clean the glue from various lamination projects dad had, like
071536 -        building doors or cabinets for a customer.  Ed wanted to
071537 -        measure, cut the wood, nail things together, and so on.
071539 -         ..
071540 -    9.  Ed soon took his place on the fields at Cupertino High School.
071541 -        He played quarterback, and shined on defense, returning
071542 -        Cupertino to a winning record in his senior year.  His love of
071543 -        sports became a life-long passion, along with politics.
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071546 -   10.  When dad died in 1969 at age 65, the family gathered for a
071547 -        service,  Ed led the boys in finding a few minutes to throw the
071548 -        football around out in the street in front fo mom and dad's
071549 -        home, as we did as kids growing up in Garden Gate.  When Amy
071550 -        gratudated from high school, Kathy had a celebration, and we
071551 -        again threw the football around.  When our older sister,
071552 -        Kathleen died we threw the football after the memorial at Bob
071553 -        and Mom's home in Nipomo, and which happened to be Ed's
071554 -        birthday. 011215 1438, ref SDS 3 0001  So hopefully, there
071555 -        will be time, after services for Ed on Saturday, to toss a few
071556 -        passes to Rob and Jerry in memory of Ed's love of sports.
071557 -
071558 -            [On 100320 1230 deferred throwing the football to honor Ed;
071559 -            Rob hurt his shoulder, so will try to do this next time.
071560 -            ref SDS 33 LP7I
071562 -         ..
071563 -   11.  After graduating, Ed served with distinction in the US Air
071564 -        Force, following the footsteps of Uncle Roy, and Uncle Jim
071565 -        joining up during World War II.  Ed met and married Kathy,
071566 -        while on assignment in the Boston, Mass, area.  Like so many of
071567 -        his era in the 60s and early 70s, Ed served a tour, possibly 2
071568 -        tours in Vietnam.
071570 -         ..
071571 -   12.  Ed may have picked up smoking while on duty in Vietnam.  The
071572 -        military culture and exigencies of war foster changes to cope
071573 -        with harsh circumstances.  In any case, at age 20, issues of
071574 -        lung cancer seem a long way off.
071576 -         ..
071577 -   13.  Ed was fortunate to have Kathy as his life partner.  She was
071578 -        always there for him, and he for her, and daughter Amy.
071580 -         ..
071581 -   14.  So, we have lost a wonderful brother, husband, father, and
071582 -        friend, and look forward to celebrating Ed's life in memorium
071583 -        on Saturday.
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071593 - The memoriam includes the letter to Amy with additional background on
071594 - Ed's life, reported on 100315 1304. ref SDS 24 RF4Y
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