I was saddened and shocked to hear that one of my friends had passed away. Ed Garton would always greet me with a hug, even if I was holding a cup of coffee. It was a delicate procedure, but a hug would always be exchanged. It was as though he was so full of the love of Christ that the man couldn’t help but give some of it away.
Ed would often laugh. I’ll never forget the sound of him saying something funny and having a good laugh about it. He played a rather humorous character in the Kerith Community Church production, Word on the Street during Christmas 2006. He was one of the Three Kings and I’ve never forgotten one of his lines, “Put your glasses on Frank! You can’t see a thing!”
My last memories of Ed were in Sainsbury’s. It was barely two or three days before he died, if that. I was walking up one of the isles, just as he was walking down. I said “All right Ed?” and then in his usual friendly way he said “All right Kev? How you doin’ mate?” He patted me on the shoulder three times and then went off to continue his shopping. I remember smiling to myself and thinking: That’s Ed for you. Those were the last words I heard him speak. He sounded and looked tired, but I just put that down to a hard day at work. He was such a warm hearted and friendly man who worked hard serving the Lord. He will be missed by many on earth, but a blessing to those in heaven.
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