Brother Ed Dunham's Passing
Dear Brothers,
On Monday evening at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, CT, Ed Dunham
passed away after a valiant struggle with cancer. In what was an
emotional ceremony days before, Ed was presented with a certificate of
initiation from Psi U International and a golden Psi U pin which rested
proudly on his chest until his death.
Despite the sad experience of losing Ed, the celebration of his life
and his importance to the Xi Chapter has just begun. Because of his
committment to improving relations between Psi U, Wesleyan, and
Middletown's Police and Fire Departments, we are naming our Annual
Public Service Dinners in Ed's honor into perpetuity. For instilling in
Xi undergraduates our credo ethics of service before self and personal
responsibility throughout his 14 years of service, Ed will be receiving
the Bishop Welch Lifelong Leadership Award, our fratenity's highest
honor, at Homecoming 2012 in Memorial Chapel.
We intend to honor Ed's life at a Chapter House ceremony following his
funeral, although details of this service are still in planning. If you
would like to contribute your memories of Ed to be included in his
Memorial Book to be placed in the Chapter Room, please email me at
jbizinkauskas@gmail.com.
Yours in the Bonds,
Jeff Bizinkauskas '10