To the Editor

I first met Bill Edney more than 20 years ago.

He was the electrician who performed miracles as he updated the electric service in the older home we’d just acquired. And he continued to correct problems through the intervening years as they popped up form time to time.

His loyal and capable sidekick (assistant) was his son, Joe. Bill also did a great deal of fine work for the Tryon Presbyterian Church long before I came on the scene.

Gentlemen like Bill Edney are a rare breed indeed; few and far between. Beyond being a thoroughly professional tradesman, he was simply a wonderful human being whose company I enjoyed so much over the years.

He was just a great person to talk with and we shared many precious moments together on the steps of the Tryon Post Office when we chanced to meet there from time to time.

I didn’t know that Bill was ill until I read it in the newspaper and I’m truly sorry that I wasn’t able to pay my respects to him while he was in Hospice House, but I am pleased that he received the high level of compassionate care that Hospice always provides; that was a blessing.

May God bless Bill Edney and his family.

–Bill Wuehrmann, Tryon