Local Democrats are mourning today

[polmaven]

The Peabody Democratic City Committee is in mourning today following the death of a long time member. Ed was 84 years old, and a lifelong Democrat. He had been ill for a few weeks, and left us yesterday morning in the hospital.

I cannot remember a time when I would see Ed and not get a hug and a kiss on the cheek. He greeted everyone with smiles and love.

Our DCC, and indeed our city, has lost an icon, and we will miss him terribly!

Today we have our caucuses to elect delegates to the Primary, and I'm sure the moods of the attendees will not be as joyous as had been expected. We will be remembering Ed. He would surely have been at one of the 2 caucuses, brightening everyone's day.

RIP ED!! You will be missed.

[daleanime]

1. ........

[MADem]

2. A loss for his family, his friends, and Peabody.

There's an awful walking pneumonia flu going around--did that take him?

[polmaven]

3. He had been ill

and hospitalized for about a week before his passing, but I don't know exactly what the illness was.

[MADem]

4. I know quite a few people who have taken/are taking strong antibiotics for a walking pneumonia

type thing that is going around--nasty, unrelenting, exhausting cough. Lays ya down for weeks.