RIP, Dr. Ed

[Fenian_Bastard]

Three Christmas Eves ago, I posted about my friend, Dr. Ed, who'd been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Well, he died last Sunday morning, after battling the sumbitch for three ******* years in which he always showed up on Christmas Eve, always brought the Newcastle, and drank his share of the holiday Jameson's. I thank the folks here who dropped a line Upstairs on his behalf on all those Christmas Eve posts. They played Mississippi John Hurt at the memorial service, too.

Here's the formal obit:

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/05/17/dr_ed_bromfield_neurologist_created_boston_hospitals_epilepsy_program_58/


RIP, doc.

 

[Boom_70]

Fenian -sorry about your friend. From the obit he seemed like a great guy. I was good till I read this passage:

"At the shore of Washington Pond, he told his sons it would be his last visit and hugged them, both at once."

Then it got dusty real fast.

Did you ever get to play in his Wednesday hoop game?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Sounds like a man who lived every day as if it were his last, even when he didn't know every day could be his last. RIP to Dr. Ed, and my condolences to you, F_B.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Boom --
I was a regular for a couple years back the early '90's.
Ed loved to rebound. Hell, he just loved to play.

 

[shockey]

gawd damn. way too many threads on deaths these days. rip, dr. ed. :'(

 

[Killick]

Dammit. Came on ready with a somewhat-witty Mr. Ed or Phys Ed snark... and find this.

Sorry, Fen. Sounds like a helluva guy.

 

[waterytart]

Condolences to you, Fenian.

Yitgadal v'yitkadash for Dr. Ed.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Sorry for your loss, Fen.

 

[JBHawkEye]

Condolences, indeed. Very sad to read the obit.