- Date Of Birth: October 17, 1936
- Date Of Death: December 8, 2020
- State: Utah
Edwin Heber Huband, 84, passed away of natural causes, in his Anthem, Arizona home, on December 8, 2020. Ed was born on October 17, 1936, at his family home in North Ogden, Utah. He was raised and educated in North Ogden, graduating from Weber High School in 1954. Ed enlisted in the Navy shortly after his high school graduation and served for more than three-and-one-half years, including a tour of sea duty on the battleship, USS Los Angeles. Though he seldom talked about his time in the Navy, his honorable military service became a source of great pride for him in his later years. Ed’s military service afforded him the opportunity to go to college, through the GI Bill. He attended Brigham Young University and graduated in 1961, with a Bachelor of Science degree in statistics.
Ed’s first job after graduation was as a statistician for the Hercules Powder Company, in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he worked for two years. During this time, he met his future wife, Patricia Lucille Pack. The two married in 1963, in the Laie, Hawaii Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thereafter, Ed joined IBM as a Systems Engineer in Salt Lake City. Ed and Pat moved with IBM from Salt Lake City, to Ogden, then to Bethesda and Wheaton, Maryland, Seattle, Washington, and back to Rockville, Maryland. He was a dedicated and hard-working employee and retired in 1993, after nearly 30 years with the company. Ed worked as a private contractor for a number of years following his retirement from IBM, before fully retiring. In 2013, after living in Rockville, Maryland, for over 35 years, Ed and Patricia moved to their current home in Anthem, Arizona.
Ed is the proud father of eight children: David (Lana Worthington), of Anthem, Arizona; Michael (Carey Fuhriman), of Logan, Utah; Lori Kirkland (George, III), of Buckner, Missouri; James (Elizabeth Ehrstien), of Damascus, Maryland; John (Lisa Gradis), of Anthem, Arizona; Linda Hobson (Jessen), of Champaign, Illinois; Susan O’Connell, of Centennial, Colorado; and Charles (Erin Galbraith), of Rockville, Maryland. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lane and Ruth Huband, of North Ogden, Utah, his brother Thomas Huband, and his granddaughter, Lisa Huband. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, eight children, 23 grandchildren, and four siblings: JoDell Charlesworth (Stevens), of Ogden, Utah; Connie Sneddon, of Heber City, Utah; Frank Huband, of Elk Grove, California; and, George Huband, of Ogden, Utah.
Ed will be remembered as a devoted husband and father, who found his greatest joy in his family and in the simple things of life – a lake or stream to wet a fishing line, a round of golf, a lush, green lawn, or a quiet evening in his easy chair. He loved jazz and classical music and frequently could be found at the family piano playing pieces from an eclectic blend of composers, ranging from Scott Joplin to Brahms, Bach, and Beethoven, or playing tunes by ear on one of his recorders. He loved computers and electronics and frequently tinkered with an electronics project. Ed lived his life as a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as a Seventy in the Silver Spring Ward of the Washington D.C. Stake, which allowed him to share his love for the Gospel of Christ with many in the Washington D.C. area. Ed also served as a Ward Clerk in the Rockville Ward for more than two decades, and volunteered at the Washington, D.C. Temple. He was also a dependable anchor in the Bass section of the Rockville Ward Choir. Though Ed had a gifted mathematical mind, he also was an avid reader – especially of World, American and Church history. He has an impressive collection of books in his library, and he read most, if not all, of them. His move to Arizona during the later years of his life rekindled his childhood love for Zane Grey westerns, and he did his best to read a few of them again. But most of his time in Arizona was spent by the side of his loving wife, Patricia, and nurturing his unlikely relationship with his four-footed companion, Sweety. Ed lived a quiet and unassuming life, but he left an indelible impression on his family and upon all who were fortunate enough to call him a friend.
