{"id":4382,"date":"2020-01-07T19:32:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T19:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/?p=4382"},"modified":"2020-01-07T19:32:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T19:32:11","slug":"edwin-v-westman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/?p=4382","title":{"rendered":"Edwin V. Westman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Edwin \u201cEd\u201d V. Westman of Sparkill, NY passed away peacefully on\nJanuary 5<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020. He was 81 years old. Born on June 23<sup>rd<\/sup>,\n1938 and raised in The Bronx, he was the son of Anna Johnson and stepson of\nArtie Johnson. In 1956, he graduated from Evander Childs High School and went\non to work for Verizon. Ed served in the US Army from 1958 through 1964. In\n1964, he joined the New York City Police Department and retired 20 years later,\nin 1984. He then went back to finish his career with Verizon, where he retired\nfrom the company. His post-retirement days were spent driving the school bus\nfor his local school district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed was married to Amelia \u201cMillie\u201d (Clark) Westman for 45 years\nuntil her death in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is survived by his wife, Judy DiToma and they shared an\nadventurous 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed is also survived by his two sons, Clifford, wife Mary; and\nGlenn, partner Joan. Ed has nine grandchildren: Cassie; GySgt USMC Max, wife\nColby; Patrick; Taylor; Fiona; Cole; Kyle; and Kate.&nbsp; He also has a\ngreat-grandchild on the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed was a true outdoorsman and loved to hunt. He spent many\nweekends hunting in the Catskills with his two sons. An avid sailor, Ed was a\ndedicated member of the Hook Mountain Yacht Club, where he was an award-winning\nsailboat racer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he wasn\u2019t on his sailboat or hanging out at the boat club,\nyou could find him in the kitchen, probably cooking up a mean Seafood\nFettuccini. Known by many as \u201cChef Ed,\u201d he loved spending time roaming the\ngrocery store aisles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A longtime resident of Sparkill, Ed volunteered with the\nSparkill Volunteer Fire Company. He was also an active member of the Pearl\nRiver Gun Club; the American Legion; and the Pearl River United Methodist\nChurch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He taught his children and grandchildren to work hard, be\nrespectful and honor the service of others. Ed will be missed dearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday,\nJanuary 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020 at Pearl River United Methodist Church, 130\nFranklin Avenue, Pearl River, New York 10965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to&nbsp;<strong>Pearl River\nMethodist Church<\/strong>, 130 Franklin Avenue, Pearl River, New York 10965 or&nbsp;<strong>Family\nHouse University Place<\/strong>, 5001 Baum Boulevard, Suite 545, Pittsburgh,\nPennsylvania 15213.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>www.pizzifuneralhome.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edwin \u201cEd\u201d V. Westman of Sparkill, NY passed away peacefully on January 5th, 2020. He was 81 years old. Born on June 23rd, 1938 and raised in The Bronx, he was the son of Anna Johnson and stepson of Artie Johnson. 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