Born: September 28, 1910
Died: June 6, 1981
Married: Ruth Weston
Children: David, Andrew, Brian Woodward, Chris Woodward, Elaine, Katherine, Cecilia, Deirdre
Edwin Charles Woodward was a Commander in the Navy, and served as a professor of forestry at Paul Smith's College, from which he graduated in 1952.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, June 8, 1981
Edwin C. Woodward
SARANAC LAKE - Edwin C. Woodward, 70, a Forestry teacher at Paul Smith's College for 20 years, died Saturday, June 6, at his home in Paul Smiths.
He was born in Ft. Jay, Governors Island on Sept. 28, 1910, the son of John Edwin Woodward and Frances (Judge) Woodward.
Mr. Woodward was retired from the United States Navy and was a graduate of the Naval Academy of Annapolis, Md., in 1932. He graduated from Paul Smith's College and later taught Forestry there, retiring in 1978.
He was a member of St. Gabriel's Parish and its parish council in Paul Smiths. He was also a member of the Saranac Lake Fish and Game Club and held a black belt in the Kang Duk Won Club of Watertown.
Survivors include his wife, the former Ruth Weston of Paul Smiths; four sons, David of Paul Smiths, Andrew of Denver, Colo., Christopher of Gabriels and Brian of Malone; four daughters, Elaine of Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Katherine of Utica, and Cecilia and Deirdre of Paul Smiths.
Two brothers, John Woodward and Dr. Thomas Woodward, both of Berlin, N.J.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Leslie of Quincy, Mass., and Mrs. Nancy Daragan of Washington, D.C.; and one grandchild also survive. A son, Daniel, predeceased him.
The Keough and Son Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements. There will be no calling hours.
Friends may give blood to the Red Cross Blood Bank in his name. A memorial mass for Mr. Woodward is set for a later date.
See "Family matters and memories of Ed" by Bob Seidenstein, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, July 10, 2021
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