Meanwhile, I am utterly exhausted. I look at a man older than my dad and ask him, "how are you doing?", hoping he would do the English thing and whinge about how tired he was. Nope, he just said "doing fine, doing fine" in his southern drawl. “Pace yourself,” he advised. This is a man who is comfortable working and playing hard on an extreme basis. - Stephen Hodgson
Joe Shrawder
I've known Ed for about 15 years, and to me he epitomizes the phrase, "making it personal". To Ed, business and personal relationships blended and were equally important. He never had a business-related discussion without asking how you're doing, how your family is doing, and what's going on in your life. A lot of guys will give a nod to a personal icebreaker but without sincerity. Ed always made sure the personal relationship was on solid footing and trust was established as a foundation for any professional interaction. And he has always been refreshingly transparent and direct. He's always been a great guy to work with, and you never have to worry about whether he'll back up his words. - Joe Shrawder
Richard Lee
Things about my ole buddy Ed:
In business: He's the only one I've seen that thought well of employees starting their own company. Most would think of them as competition but Ed would work with them and he made money helping them get started. At one time I heard there were 23 companies that started due to Ed. He really thought and wanted the best for everyone.
As a friend in business: Ed and I would have the best time even though we were working. He made work easy. He was always around the best of the best and it made me a better business man by me just being around him. We would be out working somewhere in the world and he'd always take time to see something new or do something fun. He's the kind of person that when Ed talked, everyone would listen.
I sold some parts one time with him and I bought us a boat. I called him up and said, hey we just bought us a boat. What kind he asked. A fishing boat. Great he said. So I took it to Nashville and after a year and only one trip to the lake I gave him his half of the money and said, your just having to mush fun at work to own a boat.
If you type www.DOTmed.com/EdSloan it will take you to a page where you can post extra photos that you have of Ed and see the ones other people posted.
Philip F. Jacobus
Extra Photos of Ed.
August 07, 2019 11:32
If you type www.DOTmed.com/EdSloan it will take you to a page where you can post extra photos that you have of Ed and see the ones other people posted.
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