Mike Williams, who retired
Dec. 21 from BJ’s Advertising Art department and then took off for Ecuador with
his wife, Jane, responded to BJ Alums' request for more information about Ed Lynch,
whose widow, Catherine Patricia “Pat” Gill Lynch, died Feb. 19. Pat Lynch was a
secretary at the BJ, where she met Ed.
Mike’s email:
Ed Lynch retired in February 1985 as General Advertising Manager of the Beacon Journal. He started his career at the BJ at the old location at Market and Summit streets, running advertising proofs.
-- Mike Williams
Ed’s 2002 obituary:
Edward J. Lynch Sr., 82, of Akron, died
June 10, 2002, after a short illness.
Ed was a lifelong resident of Akron, and an active member of St. Vincent Parish. He was a graduate of St. Vincent High School and Kent State University. Ed retired as general advertising manager at the Akron Beacon Journal in 1985 after 48 years of service. He was a member of the Akron Advertising Club and the National Advertising Federation. Ed served as a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy during World War II. He loved his golf at Good Park, travel, and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Pat; children and spouses, Pam and John Montisano, Kathleen and Ken Larson, Edward Jr. and Beth Lynch, and Brian and Cindy Lynch, all of Akron; sister, Mary Hoffman of Boca Raton, Fla.; niece, Susan Young of Columbus; and 13 grandchildren, Lindsay, John, Michael and Joseph, Jake and Josh, Justin and Abby, Samantha, Brian, Sean, Nathan and Hannah.
Mass of Christian Burial Friday, 10 a.m., at St. Vincent Church, 164 W. Market St., Akron. Friends may call at the Hummel Funeral Home, 500 E. Exchange St., TO DAY from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the St. Vincent High School Endowment Fund to fund a scholarship in his honor. (Hummel, a Golden Rule Funeral Home, 330-253-6126.)
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Ed was a lifelong resident of Akron, and an active member of St. Vincent Parish. He was a graduate of St. Vincent High School and Kent State University. Ed retired as general advertising manager at the Akron Beacon Journal in 1985 after 48 years of service. He was a member of the Akron Advertising Club and the National Advertising Federation. Ed served as a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy during World War II. He loved his golf at Good Park, travel, and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Pat; children and spouses, Pam and John Montisano, Kathleen and Ken Larson, Edward Jr. and Beth Lynch, and Brian and Cindy Lynch, all of Akron; sister, Mary Hoffman of Boca Raton, Fla.; niece, Susan Young of Columbus; and 13 grandchildren, Lindsay, John, Michael and Joseph, Jake and Josh, Justin and Abby, Samantha, Brian, Sean, Nathan and Hannah.
Mass of Christian Burial Friday, 10 a.m., at St. Vincent Church, 164 W. Market St., Akron. Friends may call at the Hummel Funeral Home, 500 E. Exchange St., TO DAY from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the St. Vincent High School Endowment Fund to fund a scholarship in his honor. (Hummel, a Golden Rule Funeral Home, 330-253-6126.)
Please sign the guestbook at www.ohio.com/obituaries
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