What an amazing athlete, and - as I only really found out at the memorial - mathematician and singer Ed was. I don’t know where’s he found all that energy from, to juggle all those activities and commitments. He was a pleasure to be around and have a post-muddy-cross-country-race pint or two or three with. It was a privilege to have known You Ed, we will miss you dearly.

I’ll be perfectly fair here, I haven’t known Ed for as long as others here. I’ve only known Ed for about seven months, from when I started. However I could immediately see an incredibly hardworking and diligent individual, and it was immediately apparent that he was knowledgeable in many areas, engineering and otherwise. The two of us didn’t always agree, but I think the both of us were in a position where we enjoyed the technical debate we were having. Later finding out that he was an ultramarathoner and athlete was even more surprising, but only in the sense that it was unexpected and impressive. He’d always been open to having a conversation or debate on nearly any topic, loved throwing in a healthy dash of sarcasm, and had a strong belief in philosophy, notably solipsism. In my personal opinion, most importantly, he was an excellent engineer. Sometimes he would go off on a tangent, or disagree about an approach, but it was always out of the sense of coming to the *right* solution (debatable as that may be), rather than the fastest or the most elegant. He cared about the usability and maintainability of our core systems for long after the implementation would be put in, and how aspects of these systems may change; to the point of spending late evenings willing to prove a point. In my short time knowing Ed, I can confidently say it has made me a better engineer and programmer, and I only wish I could have learnt more from him. He was truly a brilliant fellow, and was taken away from all of us before his time. I hope he rests in peace, and I believe he will be missed dearly by all that knew him.

Ed worked incredibly hard during his years at Maven. And most of the time, he wasn’t working on flagship efforts that would warrant immediate recognition and acclaim. Rather, his immense efforts were focused on the background and core of our systems in ways that have made and will continue to make the life of many a Maven developer easier and more productive. Many a time, he would jog out of the office late in the evening, often minutes before the clock struck midnight when the doors locked. He was deeply focused on his work but was there to help when I’d run into technical issues that were all too mundane by his standards. Those who have engaged him in conversation on matters other than software development would have found that Ed had vast knowledge on topics most diverse. And all of us wannabe athletes can and should look up to Ed’s memory for inspiration as to how far one can go if one has the grit and perseverance that he doubtless had. You will be missed, Ed, but you live on in our memories!