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| Thanks for passing on the sad news, I did not expect that coming back from Easter. I am pretty sure Ed must have gathered all his strength to make it at least to Good Friday, this was so important to him. I send all my thoughts and condolences to LuAnn and Ed's family. Ed was feeling a bit better on his last blog post, but you could feel he was getting more serene too. I am glad he could meet his grand-children that last time.
I knew Ed only online, from when I was looking for ag blogs to Ed-ucate me and keep in touch with U.S. ag, this was one of the most interesting yet simple blogs on the matter. He introduced me to NAT, I first thought he went NUTs when he talked about NAT, probably some kind of National Agriculture Television or something. Eventually we shared some emails, and I even took over his blog twice for a week or two while he and LuAnn were traveling. He'd prepare a few blogs in advance, and I filled in the remaining days with a few of mine, as he cared about his readers and didn't want to let his blog sleep for more than a couple of days. That's how dedicated Ed was to sharing the information he thought was important to farming, even after he retired as an ag teacher. I think he was "born that way", I think teaching was something he got in his genes...
Ed knew I didn't believe in the religious stuff, so if Paradise is just our everlasting memories, that's definitively where he is now, with all other revered great ag educators. And f*ck cancer! | |
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Ed Winkle
