Edward died from emphysema Oct. 19, 2004.
Born in Pittsburgh, he graduated from Shadyside Academy. At Princeton, he was an economics major, and a member of the cross-country team and of Campus Club, where he served as social committee chairman. He served two years in the Army in Stuttgart, Germany, then earned a master's in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He joined the Mellon Bank Trust Department in Pittsburgh and retired from there as a vice president.
Edward was a patron of the Pittsburgh Opera, ballet, and symphony orchestra.
The class extends its sympathy to his wife, Annie, and his brother, W. Arch Irvin.
The Class of 1954
Undergraduate Class of 1954