Obituary for Mr. Edmund K. Langley
Edmund K. Langley died on August 8, 2012. He was surrounded
by his family. He is survived by Linda, his wife and friend of 43 years, his
three children – Erin Langley, Matthew Langley, and Gwynne Langley Rivers, his
grandson, Benjamin Rivers and his son- and daughter-in-law, Nate Rivers and
Minakshi Radhakrishnan. He also leaves five siblings and many aunts, uncles,
cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Ed was full of energy and curiosity. He loved his life. He said he was grateful
to have had so many great adventures and to have had the time to do just about
everything he wanted to do. He was raised in Johnstown,
NY and Roanoke,
VA. In his 20’s, he joined the US
Army. He served two tours in Vietnam,
earning two Bronze Stars, a Meritorious Service Medal and a Joint Service
Commendation Medal. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Nebraska,
Omaha and his MBA at Harvard Business
School.
After business school, Ed went on to have a diverse management career, working
in many industries and for many companies. He achieved his life long dream of
working for himself when he purchased and ran Excel Homes from 1998 – 2005. He
loved the modular home building industry, was passionate about the people with
whom he worked, and couldn’t stay away after retirement, becoming involved with
Haven Homes in 2010. He also dedicated much of his time to investing in
start-up companies and mentoring their management teams.
Outside of work, Ed was committed to his family and close friends. He was a
great father, mentor, and friend to his children. He was a passionate reader
and student of history, he loved the outdoors and walked and biked many miles
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He enjoyed sailing and recently became a
scuba diving enthusiast. He traveled extensively, both with Linda and with a
group of friends who explored historic battlefields all over the world.
Ed valued character, integrity, generosity, humor, curiosity, and intellect and
he embodied those values throughout his life. He faced his sudden battle with
melanoma with courage, dignity, and grace. His life has been an inspiration to
us all. We miss him terribly but are so grateful to have shared our lives with
such an extraordinarily good man.
Ed will be interred at Arlington
National Cemetery
this fall. In the interim, the family will host a celebration of his life on
August X, 2012 at XYZ.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a gift in Ed’s memory. Gifts may be
directed to support the Melanoma Program Fund at Johns Hopkins
Kimmel Cancer
Center or the Civil War
Trust.
To support the Melanoma Program Fund at Johns Hopkins, please make checks
payable to Johns Hopkins University.
Gifts may be mailed with a memo indicating that this gift is in memory of
Edmund Langley to the Johns
Hopkins Kimmel
Cancer Center,
100 North Charles Street, Suite
234, Baltimore, MD
21201 or make a gift
online.
To support the Civil War Trust, please make checks payable to the Civil War
Trust. Gifts may be mailed with a memo indicating that this gift is in memory
of Edmund Langley to the Civil War Trust, 1140 Professional Court, Hagerstown,
MD 21740 or make a gift online
For correspondence with the family:
Linda Langley
25181 Irish Creek Court
Royal Oak, MD 21662
Erin Langley
3817 Porter Street NW #303
Washington, DC 20016
Matt Langley and Minakshi Radhakrishnan
1389 Jefferson Street #D-611
Oakland, CA 94612
Gwynne Langley Rivers and Nate Rivers
531 Dakota Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
