Dad's Obit

It's amazing that someone can sum up a person's life in a few sentences. Big Ed was more than just these few words in the local paper. Oh so much more...

 

This time, I'm not tooting my own horn, but his...

EDWARD J. "BIG ED" HAMMERSMITH, 77, Orchid Lane, Altamonte Springs, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000.  Mr. Hammersmith was a bagger for Publix. Born in East Eden, N.Y., he moved to Central Florida in 1973. He was a member of Church of the Annunciation, Altamonte Springs. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: daughter, Carollynn Hammersmith-Forman, Cosby, Tenn.; sister, Catherine O'Hara, Anaheim, Calif. National Cremation Society-Beacon Chapter, Winter Park.