Edward M. Mead ’49

Ed died March 11, 2015, in his hometown of Erie, Pa.

He attended Phillips Andover Academy and came to Princeton after slightly more than a year in the Army. Ed is best remembered for playing three years of varsity football and his captaincy of the team that upset Penn, at that time the fifth-ranked team in the country. He majored in history and took his meals at Cap and Gown. Ed was a member of the Undergraduate Council, the Varsity Club, and the Right Wing Club.

After a year of working for The Trenton Times, Ed returned to Erie and joined the Erie Daily Times, the newspaper founded by his grandfather. He worked in every department of the paper, and as its publisher, he wrote a daily column called “Odds And Ends.” Over the span of his long career, Ed wrote more than 14,000 of these columns, a feat few other newspapermen have achieved.

He served on many local organizations, but the newspaper business was his first love. Ed is survived by his wife, Maurita; and sons John ’80, Edward (Matt) Jr., and Daniel. We extend our condolences to all of his friends and family.