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</font><p style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Edward
Thomas Walford, 95, an honorable family man, teacher, outdoorsman, and WWII
veteran, passed peacefully at his longtime Colorado Springs</font><font size="3"> home XXX. XX, XXXX. He was
born Oct. 17, 1924 To Edward and Rosina Walford in </font><font size="3">Indianapolis</font><font size="3">, </font><font size="3">Ind.</font><font size="3">
At age 18, after graduating from </font><font size="3">Arsenal</font><font size="3">
</font><font size="3">Technical</font><font size="3"> </font><font size="3">High
School</font><font size="3">, young Edward enlisted in the Army Air
Corps and served as a B-24 navigator during WWII. He had never before flown in
an airplane or been out of his home state. Assigned to the 380</font><sup><font size="2">th</font></sup><font size="3">
Bomb Group of the 5</font><sup><font size="2">th</font></sup><font size="3"> Air Force, he flew 40 missions over the
Pacific out of </font><font size="3">Darwin</font><font size="3">, </font><font size="3">Australia</font><font size="3"> and </font><font size="3">Mindora Island</font><font size="3">, </font><font size="3">Philippines</font><font size="3">.
Everyone in his crew made it home safe.</font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">The
returning veteran earned a chemical engineering degree at Purdue</font><font size="3">
</font><font size="3">University</font><font size="3"> in </font><font size="3">Indiana</font><font size="3"> where he met Barbara Jean Hall, his
future bride. They marries in </font><font size="3">Washington</font><font size="3">
</font><font size="3">D.C.</font><font size="3"> Jan. 31, 1948. The couple
resided in </font><font size="3">Baltimore</font><font size="3">, </font><font size="3">Washington</font><font size="3">
</font><font size="3">D.C.</font><font size="3">, </font><font size="3">England</font><font size="3">,
</font><font size="3">Michigan</font><font size="3">, </font><font size="3">New Mexico</font><font size="3">,
</font><font size="3">Colorado</font><font size="3">, and </font><font size="3">Virginia</font><font size="3"> –six assignments with the Air Force
produced six children with six different birth places.</font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The use of the hyphen is confusing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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reader.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">A period<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></font><font size="3">followed by a new sentence</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span><font size="3">should
be considered.</font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span><font size="3">After advancing to the rank of lieutenant
colonel, Ed retired from his 21-year Air Force career in 1968, and </font><font size="3">Colorado Springs</font><font size="3"> became
the family’s permanent home. </font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Ed
Walford then launched a second civilian career teaching chemistry at Cheyenne</font><font size="3"> </font><font size="3">Mountain</font><font size="3"> </font><font size="3">High School</font><font size="3">.
He co-authored a best-selling high school chemistry textbook, and exchanged a
year of teaching with a colleague from </font><font size="3">England</font><font size="3">. Once again retired, Ed was
honored as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Air Force Academy in XXXX.
He will again be honored with a military burial on the beautiful grounds of the
AFA at the base of the </font><font size="3">Rocky Mountains</font><font size="3"> which
he loved, rejoining his wife.</font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Ed
Walford was “DOD” or “Dear Old Dad” to two sons and four daughters; he was
“Papo” or “Poppo” (depending upon your persuasion) to four grandsons, four
granddaughters, and five great-grandchildren. He was “Mr. Walford” to his high
school chemistry students, and “Col. Walford” to cadets at the Air Force
Academy. </font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font size="3">It is abrupt change of topic.</font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Ed
loved to explore the Rocky Mountains</font><font size="3">. As a
member of the Colorado Mountain Club, he summited 33 14ers</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">What does 14ers mean?</font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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and he participated in the Add-a-Man hike up Pikes Peak</font><font size="3">
for New Year’s Eve 1982.</font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Ed
introduced his six children to downhill skiing at “Cooper Hill,” as the
Leadville ski area was known in the early 1960s. Lace up leather boots and
cable bindings mounted on long wood skis were the norm. Season lift passes for
the family were $7.00 each, and investment of $56 for the hard-working teacher.
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</font><p style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">A
devout Catholic, Ed required his troop of children attend the “skiers’ Mass”
with him at 6:00 a.m. before hitting the slopes if it was a Sunday. He
encourage his children on hikes with the promise of a Dairy Queen on top.
Skiing and hiking with Dad were cherish activities.</font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Ed
is survived by six children, Ed Jr., Victoria, Marcia and Jennifer of Colorado Springs</font><font size="3">; David of Vail, CO; and Gillian of </font><font size="3">Laramie</font><font size="3">, WY.</font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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