Edmund "Ed" James

Ed passed away on May 10, 2023 at the age of 71 years.  He was born in Calgary on September 12, 1951 to Alfred and Irene.  The family lived in Ardenode, Tees, Blackfalds and settled in Red Deer in 1967.  He worked for AGT/Telus for 32 years.  He loved socializing, hunting, fishing, curling, camping, gardening, golfing, travelling and recently pickle ball.  He was also an unpaid coach for many TV sports! 

In May, 2022 an undetected brain bleed caused him to stroke.  After surgery in Edmonton he rehabbed at the RDRHC and miraculously walked out on his own 2 legs in July.  He was unable to speak but communicated well with his eye rolls!  Unfortunately in March, 2023 he contracted pneumonia and was readmitted to the hospital and was not able to recover.

He will be dearly missed by his wife Patty, 4 children, Adelle, Trina (Joseph), Dustin (Nadine), Cody (Sarah), his grandsons Ethan, Aidan, Finlay and Fischer as well as brother Dave (Sharon) James and sister Kathy (Murray) Bascom, his sisters-in-law and brothers in-law Cathy and Sandy Reid and Kevin and Shelley Ford and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather who was always happy to accommodate in any way he could, which sometimes had him in the sandbox with the kids.  He built fences, worked on vehicles, painted, repaired etc. for the family and his garage was organized chaos! 

He had kind eyes, a warm smile and gentle spirit.

Thank you to the Early Supported Discharge team, to the Red Deer Regional Hospital, ICU, Units 33 and 35 for their care as well as everyone who took the time to stop by, give a hug and share some laughs or offer support, you truly made the last year bearable.

Special thank you to our amazing friends – Michael and Wendy, Susan and Joe, Joy and Garry. 

As per Ed’s request there will be no funeral service.  In lieu of flowers donations in Ed’s name can be made to the Red Deer Hospice.