Thursday, January 06, 2005
A Friend Departs
Ed Carson died on Tuesday. We knew each other for the past seven years through our common membership in Crescent Rotary. Ed's obituary covers the standard information, but there is more to his story.
Ed was the only D-Day survivor I ever knew. He was later a POW in Germany. Even though these topics came up every now and then, Ed never sought acclaim or acted like anyone owed him a debt. He just served.
Ed volunteered thousands of hours at Greensboro Urban Ministry and hundreds more raising money and awareness for the Guilford County Veterans Memorial. When I congratulated Ed for being honored as the volunteer of the week in the News & Record, he just looked down at his feet in humility.
A lot has been written and said about America's greatest generation. Ed was a member of that group, and he exemplified the very best of their values.
I will miss you dear friend.
Ed was the only D-Day survivor I ever knew. He was later a POW in Germany. Even though these topics came up every now and then, Ed never sought acclaim or acted like anyone owed him a debt. He just served.
Ed volunteered thousands of hours at Greensboro Urban Ministry and hundreds more raising money and awareness for the Guilford County Veterans Memorial. When I congratulated Ed for being honored as the volunteer of the week in the News & Record, he just looked down at his feet in humility.
A lot has been written and said about America's greatest generation. Ed was a member of that group, and he exemplified the very best of their values.
I will miss you dear friend.
