Ed Rivera, age 78, died on November 23, 2012 in Albuquerque.\u00a0 He died peacefully with his family by his side.\u00a0 Ed was a long-time resident in the Silver Hill Neighborhood, much loved by his family, friends and neighbors, regular passersby, and his two dogs.\u00a0 He had an especially dry wit, a rich baritone with which he serenaded those who walked past his front porch, a great love of his animal companions, and countless anecdotes about his life told to those whom he knew well.\u00a0 Ed had been a Catholic brother in his youth, worked as Maitre D’ at the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC, knew all of the words to thousands of vintage songs, and liked to sit with his neighbors Ellen and Bruce, sipping a gin and tonic on a summer evening.\u00a0 Everyone who regularly walked by with their dogs or\u00a0on the way to or from campus knew Ed.<\/p>\n
Ed was a terrific neighbo –\u00a0a one-man neighborhood watch –\u00a0and a longtime member of the Silver Hill Neighborhood Association.\u00a0 He served on the Board of that organization for two years,\u00a0 2008-2010.\u00a0 His presence as neighbor, friend, and\u00a0bon vivant will be sorely missed but never forgotten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ed Rivera, age 78, died on November 23, 2012 in Albuquerque.\u00a0 He died peacefully with his family by his side.\u00a0 Ed was a long-time resident in the Silver Hill Neighborhood, much loved by his family, friends and neighbors, regular passersby, … Continue reading