- Date Of Birth: December 29, 1930
- Date Of Death: October 19, 2022
- State: Arizona
Edward Joseph Madden, “Ed”, “Eddie,” 91, passed away in the comfort of his home on October 19, 2022 with family members at his bedside. He was born in Derry, New Hampshire on December 29, 1930. Music and family were everything to Ed, and his illustrious career in music spanned over seven decades. He composed, arranged, performed, entertained, and taught all genres of music. Ed’s legacy can be found in high school music rooms across the country and through countless musicians whom he mentored along the way.
Ed and his family were long-time residents of Westwood, Massachusetts. In his later years, he and his wife Kathy divided their time between Peterborough, New Hampshire and Fountain Hills, Arizona. No matter where they lived, he could be found playing in nearby community band. Ed was also a talented landscaper who took pride in his creations which he designed and constructed in the Sonoran Desert and in the woods of Hillsborough County. An audacious traveler, he took his family on a life-defining road trip across the United States, instilling in his children a love for the vast beauty and grandeur of America. After raising a family, he navigated along New England’s rocky shores with his “roommate” Kathy by his side on their beloved sailboat the Caprice. Nothing could relax him more than watching a good Turner classic movie accompanied by a big bowl of his signature popcorn. Eddie is survived by his wife, Kathy (Raymond), and five children: Kathleen and her husband Greg (Solomon) of Anchorage, AK; Tom and his wife Mary (Woicik) of Plymouth, MA; daughter Sherry of Cambridge, MA; sons David and his wife Jeannie (Fogg) of Parrish, FL; and Ken and his wife Stacy (Hildreth) of Baldwin, WI. He is also survived by his sisters Marlene Gamans and her husband Alan Gamans of Goffstown, NH, and Irene Tousignant, of Goffstown, New Hampshire. He also leaves behind eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, with the sixth one on the way.
