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.