Edwin S. Gothard, Sr., born July 3, 1926 in Pensacola, FL, to Hungarian immigrant parents, Ed died peacefully on March 6, 2013 in Asheville, NC after an extended illness. Alumnus of Eliza Jane Wilson, A.V. Clubbs, and Pensacola High Schools, he later served in the Army-Air Force during WWII. Ed graduated from Georgia Tech in 1950 as a Mechanical Engineer and spent his working years at DuPont and Chemstrand/Monsanto. Many a golf round was played at, and lost ball retrieved from, the old Chemstrand course while driving his 3-wheeled, gas-powered cart. In 1968, Ed and family moved to the Raleigh, NC area where he eventually retired. 1988 brought him back to Pensacola where he enjoyed sailing, gardening, ballroom dancing at Bayview Park, and volunteering at West Florida Hospital. Growing up during the Great Depression gave Ed the lust for junk picking and his collections were legendary. His love for woodworking spanned his lifetime; it was masterful and is treasured. Over the years Ed made mischief, rope, wine, investments, and untold quantities of compost (in his stainless steel mesh bin, another find). With his if-you-want-it-you-can-make-it philosophy, he encouraged his children to be creative, resourceful, and educated. Ed was preceeded in death by his parents, Stephen and Julia Kish Gothard; and sister, Helen Gothard. Left to treasure his memory are his children, son, E. Stephen Gothard, Jr. of Durham, NC, and daughters, Merideth Gothard Lovejoy and Nancy Gothard Oliver (Richard) of Asheville, NC; grandchildren, Sarah Oliver Delaney (Rob), Faith Oliver Doyle (Jeff), Judith Oliver Campbell (Tony), Stephanie Gothard, and Dorian Gothard; 2 1/2 great-grandchildren; and sister, Margaret Gothard Shaw (Ashland) of Boonville, IN. Visitation will be held from 5-7pm on Friday, March 15, 2013, at Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be at 11:00am on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Gadsden Street United Methodist Church, Pensacola, where he was a lifelong member, with burial immediately following at Bayview Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made in Ed's name to Gadsden St UMC, 901 E. Gadsden St, Pensacola, FL 32501 or the Waterfront Rescue Mission, PO Box 870, Pensacola, FL 32591. We will miss you, Dad.