Being twins as children we spent a lot of time together, even when Larry and Eddie tried to shake me I tagged along behind them.  Ed was a calm level headed all his life, as a child I would get angry and throw fits chasing him and Larry, Ed never pushed back, he was always patient with me and let me pick on him without retribution. I was told in kindergatin on a report card that if they did not seperate us in 1st grade I would be an old woman before my time, because I spoke for Eddie, I tried to dress  him, and had my nose in all his business as a child.   When they seperated us Ed went to speech class and after he overecame some difficulties he had with h is speech there was no shutting him up, he was smart, articulate and long winded at times.
Ed was a good person, he never passed judgement on anyone, and would listen without trying to fix people.  He had an out of body experience in Korea he and I talked about it after I had mine.  It was remarkable that we shared such an enlightening episode.  Ed smoked and I hope anyone who reads this if you smoke please quit.  I miss talking to Ed everyday as I used to, and he was my sounding board, if I was working on a household or auitomotive project he could always help me when I got stumped on my next move. He loved Jacke and even when she was a small child he spoke to her as an adult, putting pictures of fancy art in her crib and reciting great mathmatical quotations, she would just watch him like she knew what he was saying.  Yes he is still looking out for us on the other side, he Mom and now Dad.  Grandma and Don too.  If he were here right now he would say drink one for me and don't cry, be happy.