On Friday, July 8, Edward J. Carr, husband and father, passed away quietly.
Born July 2, 1924, Ed grew up in Cleveland, OH, enlisting in US Air Corp in April 1943. After graduating from flight school, he was assigned to the 357 Fighter Group (Chuck Yeager’s wing) where he flew 64 missions in his P51 Mustang, named after his older sister Alice Marie. In 2020 he was honored with the French Foreign Legion Award for participation in the Battle of the Bulge.
After returning from the war, Ed joined Reliance Electric (Cleveland, OH) where he had a successful 40-year executive career holding management positions in Cleveland, Rochester, NY, Madison, CT, and Cincinnati, OH.
He retired in 1989, when he moved to Vero Beach, Florida. In addition to being the former commander of the Vero Beach Power Squadron, Ed stayed busy volunteering at the Environmental Learning Center, leading students and tourists on kayak and canoe trips through the mangrove swamps and working with the local Boys and Girls Club and at Habitat for Humanity.
Over the last ten years, he spent summers in beautiful Highlands, with his wife Ione. Ed was known for his outgoing personality, love of his family, and his love of fishing. He will be deeply missed.
Ed was preceded in death by his first wife Shirley A. Carr, mother of Debra, Jeffrey, and Stacey. He is survived by his wife Ione Giordano-Carr and his children, his grandchildren Zac Carr, Lindsay Carr, James Dahlstrom and his great-grandchildren Auden and Asher Carr and Luca and Owen Dahlstrom.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Vero Beach, FL, or the Environmental Learning Center.