Goodbye, Ed

I'm saddened to report that Ed Dallara lost his battle with a variety of physical ailments and passed away a little before 8 this morning. Those of you who live in this corner of Lake Shastina probably remember seeing him trudging along with his little red walker around the Hogan, Fisher, Muskrat, and Palmer circuit. He did it so faithfully he wore out several sets of wheels. You could even hear him coming before you saw him.

Our dogs will miss him too, he always made a point of stopping and feeding them biscuits. In fact for the longest time he was accompanied by a big stray that Bob and Dodi Dickson adopted until the dog passed away about a year ago. Ed made friends with every dog on the block and went through so many treats that he and Pat had to buy them in bulk at Costco.

Ed had been fighting many ills and at 82 it slowly became a loosing battle. Mercy Hospice was there at the end for him and he died peacefully.

So goodbye old friend, you soldiered on right to the end.

Editor