Edward LeRoy Green

Edward LeRoy Green was born on April 29, 1932, in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, to the late William and Edna (Pendleton) Green. Edward was the middle child of eleven children. Edward was educated in the Darby Township School System within the Sharon Hill District, through the ninth grade. He went on to complete his high school education, gaining a diploma, in the Darby, Pennsylvania School System. After high school, Edward entered into the United States Air Force, starting at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, in the year 1950. He entered into the field of aircraft maintenance, and became very proficient at his craft throughout his four-year stint in the Air Force, he was honorably discharged in 1954. In 1955, he became a civil service government employee working at Dover Air Force Base, located in Dover, Delaware, in their aircraft maintenance division. He started out working on the older aircraft that they had at the time, such as the C-141 and the C-133 aircraft. In the later years, the base brought in the new, giant, C-5 Star-Lifter cargo plane and Edward transitioned to becoming a specialist jet engine technician. Edward retired from the base after working 37 years. After retiring to a small bungalow that he called home in the Dover area, he became a tinkerer, working on clocks and had many of them throughout his house. He tore apart and worked on anything of a mechanical nature. He loved going to the military air shows throughout the east coast. He joined a walking group that got up at the crack of dawn, to walk the Dover Mall’s outer perimeter, walking a track that was opened for them daily. He traveled to the west coast on visits several times throughout his life. Edward was a great son, brother and friend. Edward was preceded in death by his parents William and Edna Green, four sisters, Gwendolynne McLaughlin, Marjorie Thompson, Leona Christine Walls her twin sister Lorraine Jackson, and five brothers, William Jr, Walter, Frank, Austin and Warren. Edward is survived by brother Ronald, the only surviving member, and his wife, Veronica of Newport News, Virginia; beloved friend, Grace Ghee of Smyrna, Delaware, as well as numerous nieces and nephews, along with many great nieces and nephews.

Edward LeRoy Green

April 29, 1932 - February 8, 2019