Like many of us I never had the opportunity to actually meet Ed, I talked with him at length several times though. He was a very knowledgeable and a genuine person.
Ed helped me come up with the process to adapt an NV4500 transmission to the original bell housing in my '58 Chevy 4400 ( Thor). He was instrumental in me getting this done, and true to his word it works flawlessly. He is missed regularly by those that knew him.