Oh my. Very sad news to read. Ed was a good friend to have. He was the first friend I made on this forum 12 years ago amid a shitstorm of confusions. I will sorely miss him, his kindness, and his willingness to talk and explain things whenever I had questions. I never had the chance of meeting him in person, but now I wish I had. We talked on numerous occasions at all hours of the day. From all I could gather from those conversations he was a good man, one like this world could use more of, and one for whom our world is a better place for having had him in it for a while.
Thank you for your friendship Ed, may you rest in peace and find the afterlife a better place than the one you've left behind.