St. Benedict's Prep
Newark, NJ
80 and Extraordinary: Celebrating Fr. Ed
Thank you for making this Giving Tuesday — and Fr. Ed’s 80th birthday — one to remember. Because of your generosity and love for The Hive, we are thrilled to share that we raised $273,359.36 from 371 supporters! Thank you for all the love you’ve shown us!
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Raquel Cruz (Faculty/Staff)
5 days ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Giovanni Bonilla (Alumni ’08)
5 days ago
No one will ever top the Class of ’08 birthday prank — hauling Fr. Ed’s desk onto the roof of the field house was legendary. Happy Birthday Fr. Ed!
Neale & Harriett Trangucci
5 days ago
In honor of Armaun Cameron
Katherine Noyes
23 days ago
Happy Birthday, Fr. Ed!
Dean Farinhas (Alumni ’19)
4 days ago
Happy Birthday Fr. Edwin
Tristan Farinhas (Alumni ’16)
4 days ago
Happy Birthday Fr Ed
Thomas Holt (Alumni ’08)
4 days ago
Boola Boola!
Craig Hinton (Alumni ’84)
4 days ago
The Hive made me the man I am today!! Will always support them.
Thanks Fr. Ed!!!!!!
Kathy and Rich DeCecco (Parent ’08)
5 days ago
Remembering Fr. Ed inspirational preaching at Blessed Sacrament Church.
Analisa Branco BA’00 H’25 & Bruno Costa (Parent ’32, ’35, Faculty/Staff)
5 days ago
I can’t promise I’ll deliver perfectly soft chocolate-chip muffins, but I can promise an honest attempt and a lot of love in the process. Happy Birthday, Boss! Cheers to you and to everything you do for our community and our kids.
Eileen Lopina (Parent ’24, ’26)
5 days ago
In honor of Jimmy & Ellen Malimban (grandparents to Ethan&Ellie Lopina
God Bless Fr. Ed and the SBP Community
Nick Colangelo PhD (Alumni ’62)
5 days ago
Happy birthday, Father Edwin! A remarkable life of love, dedication and service
Matthew Lesperance (Alumni ’02)
5 days ago
In honor of Fr. Ed's 80th Birthday
Thank you for everything you do daily and that you have done for so many over the last 80 years.
Francis Crawley (Alumni ’67)
5 days ago
Thank you for leading us all these years
Letitia Gibson (Parent ’01)
5 days ago
In memory of William Higdon
Anthony Atahualpa (Alumni ’09)
5 days ago
Happy Birthday Fr. Ed , keep helping create leaders one gray bee at a time
Bruno Coimbra (Alumni ’13)
5 days ago
TODAY YOU GO AND CONQUER! HAPPY FRIDAY!
JOHN Pallen (Alumni ’57)
5 days ago
In honor of CHARLES INCH '57
Thank you Fr.Ed for continuing the true spirit of the Gray Bees!
Thomas Bruinooge (Alumni ’61)
5 days ago
Keep up the good work
John Salaki (Alumni ’63)
5 days ago
Great guy. Always a friend you could count on. He was a great leader before he knew he was one and Benedicts and the rest of us were lucky he was there. Congrats Father Ed!
Jack Salaki
John & Jean Ryan & Family (Alumni ’88)
5 days ago
Happy 80th Birthday, Fr. Ed from JR & all the Ryans
pete brogan (Alumni ’57)
5 days ago
Happy Birthday FR. Ed. To all the gray bees-keep up your good work!
Dorothy Cebula
5 days ago
In honor of Vincent Menzel
David Ritz (Alumni ’79)
5 days ago
Donation done because of Jesse video
Paul Eilbacher (Alumni ’65)
5 days ago
Happy 80th, Fr. Ed!
John Sarabia (Alumni ’07)
5 days ago
In honor of Spencer Vespole
#BoolaBoola
Br. Paul Diveny (Alumni ’71)
5 days ago
In memory of John Di Domenico '71
Jesse Alexander (Faculty/Staff)
5 days ago
In honor of Michael Sneed "81"
Love U Fr. Ed ❤️🙏
Kristin Fehrenbach (Faculty/Staff)
5 days ago
Happy Birthday Fr. Ed!
Brian Kirschbaum (Alumni ’00)
5 days ago
In honor of Fr. Ed's 80th birthday
Congratulations, Fr. Ed, on your 80th birthday, and thank you for a lifetime of leadership, faith, and unwavering dedication that has transformed the lives of so many. Boola! Boola!
Zac Jacobs (Alumni ’11)
5 days ago
Happy 80th Birthday Father Ed! Sending Love
Thomas Rice
5 days ago
In honor of Thomas Joseph Rice
Fr. Ed was brilliantly convincing in his appearance of 60 Minutes many years ago - and that is why I donate to St. Benedicts
Kevin Booker (Alumni ’86)
5 days ago
In honor of Danny Goins ‘86, Brett Greenleaf ‘86, James Roberts ‘86, Sanford Irwin III H’87
Susan Trangucci
5 days ago
In memory of Anne Marie, Jimmy and Terry Tranguch
Peter Ahr (Alumni ’58)
5 days ago
In honor of Dr Paul Ahr '62
John Ghegan (Alumni ’65)
5 days ago
In honor of Robert Ghegan class of 1964
Don Hart
5 days ago
Happy Birthday, Fr. Ed 🎉🎈🎂🐝 Remember Louie lol
Mason Pereira Adao (Alumni ’24)
5 days ago
Fr Ed’s crashouts are the funniest memories I had at benedict’s
James Kelly (Alumni ’57)
5 days ago
Before my time
Sylvers Owusu (Alumni ’03)
5 days ago
In honor of Father Ed
Keep up the great work!
Thomas Pellegrino (Alumni ’85)
5 days ago
In honor of The Brennan Family
Happy Birthday and thank you Father Edwin. The lessons I learned in my two years at the Hive have never been forgotten.
Naomi Bergwerk
5 days ago
In honor of Fr Ed's 80th birthday
michael Farrell (Alumni ’71)
5 days ago
In honor of thank god for father Ed!
Father Ed exemplifies everything we stand for as men of Benedict’s.
Peter Plowshay (Alumni ’67)
5 days ago
Fathers Ed, all of us Alums are so proud of what you and all the Monks have accomplished. Say hi to Abbott Melvin!
Paul F Grimm (Alumni ’67)
5 days ago
Happy 80 years young! Thank you for keeping Benedict’s alive and flourishing. What a great accomplishment. All the best.
Tara McDonough (Faculty/Staff)
5 days ago
Happy Birthday Fr. Ed -- and happy to be on the team!
David Mantese
5 days ago
In honor of Br. Bruno Mello, O.S.B
Janice Kurus (Parent ’26)
5 days ago
Happy birthday, Fr. Ed!
John Hurley (Alumni ’68)
5 days ago
80 for FrEd's 80. Many more.
Nancy Lobo (Alumni ’46)
5 days ago
In memory of Paul Lobo
John Ballantine (Alumni ’56)
5 days ago
As. grandfather, It was especially gratifying to see a women’s division come to fruition under Fr, Ed’s guidance.
EAMONN O REILLY (Alumni ’62)
5 days ago
Forever grateful for all that St. Benedict's did for me and so many year after year. Forever proud. Happy Birthday to Fr. Ed. And many. many Happy Returns.
Richard Dunn (Alumni ’91)
5 days ago
In honor of George E. Dunn III
TIMOTHY MOONEY (Alumni ’72)
5 days ago
In honor of Fr. Edwin
kevin moore (Alumni ’64)
5 days ago
Fr Ed - not just 80 years, but fully engaged every day.
Patricia Fullilove (Parent ’91, ’95, ’00)
5 days ago
In memory of Hon. Harold W. Fullilove, H’09
thomas brothers (Alumni ’60)
5 days ago
In memory of Matt Hagovsky and Mickey Brown
as I previously said, in scholastic circles Fr Edwin is considered The Miracle Worker..
J. Arthur Sholz (Alumni ’64)
5 days ago
Thanks for making St.B what it is
Susan Kordzek
5 days ago
In honor of St Jude
Leah Leto (Faculty/Staff)
6 days ago
In honor of Fr. Ed ❤️
Hector Peña (Alumni ’05)
6 days ago
Happy birthday father ed always thankful for your and i pray you live many more years thank you for taking a chance on me.
William Columbo (Alumni ’64)
6 days ago
Without doubt D-LAY is the absolute best back-up QB SBP ever produced.
Congrats on your 80th.
Carol O'Hara
9 days ago
In honor of Fater Ed's 80th Birthday
Joe Frank (Alumni ’75)
12 days ago
Fr. Edwin followed some of us to St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City where he started the wrestling program at Prep and continued to nourish our abbreviated journey of 1 year (1971) with St. Benedict's while introducing his extraordinary humanity to the young men who passed through Prep from that time forward - well done Brother Edwin!
Robert Cooney (Alumni ’55)
15 days ago
In memory of Fr. Owen Hudson
Christiaan Mamczak (Alumni ’94)
16 days ago
On a rare occasion, school was canceled due to snow. I went sleigh riding with Fr. Ed on a golf course. We rode double on a sled and crashed. My face was cut up from the event. While walking back to the clubhouse, many other sleigh riders Were staring at my face, and Fr. Ed‘s comment was, “you should see the other guy“
All the next day, school was open again. Fr. Ed took the moment and advantage to call me out in front of convocation to warn others, what can happen when school closes and there’s a snow day!
Daniel Meehan (Alumni ’65)
19 days ago
In honor of Joseph Meehan’62
Mark Connell
19 days ago
In honor of Father Edwin Leahy
John Geraghgty (Alumni ’70)
21 days ago
Thank You Fr. Ed for your dedication to SBP
Donald O'CONNOR (Alumni ’64)
22 days ago
Cheers.....
bill Trezza (Alumni ’64)
22 days ago
Have a great birthday Ed, and thanks for the great nenories!
Phil Griswold
22 days ago
Interviewing me in Spring 1975 at Union Theological for a social studies and biology teaching opening. Fortunately for me I accepted. The few years I was with St. B redirected my appreciation of commitment, teaching, teen struggles, and introspection.
Anonymous (Alumni ’02)
22 days ago
Keep going Fr. Ed, the Newark and greater New Jersey community need your continued passion and tenacity!
EG Jr '72 & EGIII '97 Huggins (Alumni ’72, ’97)
23 days ago
In honor of Fr.Ed
From the two Eds' to another Ed, thank you very much. Words cannot describe your influence on our lives.
Daniel Idrovo (Alumni ’13)
23 days ago
Thankful for all the wisdom over the years!
Anderson Asiedu (Alumni ’15)
23 days ago
Always motivating me to keep moving forward.
Walter Dombrowski (Alumni ’67)
23 days ago
In memory of Kurt Dombrowski
Happy Birthday, love what you have done with our institution, keep it going!
Bob Jernick jr (Alumni ’72)
23 days ago
In honor of Dr Robert Jernick class of 43
Always remember wrestling and
You officiating our wedding
Elizabeth Zeigler
23 days ago
Fr. Ed in action at convos!
Bob Henry
23 days ago
In honor of Recently deceased James Francis Gaul, St. Benedicts teacher and best buddy of mine.
My friend Jim Gaul often spoke of Fr. Ed’s gravitas. How the boys sat in solemn attention whenever he spoke especially when he intoned, “God’s gonna want to know where you stand when the calling for righteousness abounds.” Jim was my good friend and mentor and exuded a good deal of his own gravitas in his classrooms. I hasten to add he was a very funny guy beloved by his students.
Susan Kronberg (Faculty/Staff)
23 days ago
In honor of Fr. Edwin
Robert Cooney (Alumni ’55)
23 days ago
In honor of Class of 1955
Lee Mcneil (Alumni ’85)
23 days ago
In memory of Mcneils 84,85
Mark Gonzalez (Alumni ’90)
23 days ago
Happy Birthday Fr Ed!
christopher nadarajah (Alumni ’04)
23 days ago
FRED!, thankyou for everything. May God continue to bless you and guide you.
Robert Hahn (Alumni ’70)
23 days ago
In memory of Margaret and George Hahn
Ashleigh Cotter (Faculty/Staff)
23 days ago
In honor of Fr. Ed
Victor Oliveira (Alumni ’89, Parent ’19, ’24)
23 days ago
Fr. Ed,
Thank you for a lifetime of service. Your ever-growing Gray Bee family loves you.
Anonymous (Alumni ’99)
23 days ago
Congratulations to the GOAT! Love and prayers and blessings thank you for all you do!
Domanick Ellington (Alumni ’02)
23 days ago
From the days at Blessed Sacrament Church on Clinton Ave. to SBP, Fr. Ed has always made a positive impact on those around him. Thanks for being one of the many leaders that helped me in life. Unforgettable!
John Matthews (Alumni ’85)
5 days ago
Happy Birthday
Michael Quijano (Alumni ’07)
5 days ago
Happy birthday! Happy day of giving!
Anne McGilvray, Liesl Ludwig & Laurie McGilvray
18 days ago
Happy Birthday Father Ed! Thank you for being such an inspiration to all of us.
Gus & Martha Gusentine (Faculty/Staff)
23 days ago
"Do you need anything Father?"
Fr. Ed - "Courage"
Hunter Farinhas (Alumni ’18)
4 days ago
Happy Birthday Fr EWdwin
Carlos Farinhas (Alumni ’85, Faculty/Staff)
4 days ago
Happr 80th Birthday Fr. Edwin
John Frain (Alumni ’72)
4 days ago
In memory of John Frain Sr, '38
Paul Fagan (Alumni ’71)
4 days ago
In honor of John DiDomenico
Fr Ed standing up for a classmate of mine who was being bullied.
George Miller (Alumni ’83)
5 days ago
Thank you Fr Ed for believing in everyone who has ever walked thru the front doors and keeping the SBP's dreams alive! Keep motivating the family!
Chauncey Strong (Alumni ’87)
5 days ago
In memory of Chadwick and Clinton Strong
Sophia Da Torre (Parent ’29)
5 days ago
Happy Birthday Fr. Ed!
Art San Filippo (Alumni ’64)
5 days ago
In memory of William E. San Filippo, Jr ‘63
Joseph Matthews (Alumni ’61)
5 days ago
Great things are a habit
Julio Nosta (Alumni ’99)
5 days ago
Gracias Cura for everything you and St. Beneticts have done for us the Bolivians
Paul Barnas
5 days ago
In honor of Johnhuss
Go Fr. Ed
Chris Lang (Alumni ’79)
5 days ago
A Role Model for Men of All Ages. Races, Creeds & Religions & Politics to Follow. He changed my life to this day. God Bless this Saint on Earth.
Charles A Villano Jr (Alumni ’60)
5 days ago
In honor of Class of 1960 deceased
Alexandra Gaspar (Parent ’29)
5 days ago
Looking forward to seeing my daughter build a lot more memories with Fr. Ed. Happy Birthday!
Rick Jacobs (Alumni ’90)
5 days ago
In honor of Fr. Ed's 80th! Your 1/2 way home my friend! Happy Birthday!
Patricia Flynn (Alumni ’95, Faculty/Staff)
5 days ago
In honor of Fr. Edwin
We were fighting about something - I forget what - in an Irish sort of way. So we were loud. He yelled at me, “You know what the trouble with you is? Athletes want to win. Artists want to GROW.” And he was absolutely right - distilled our differences in three succinct sentences. But he never let difference stand in the way of supporting the young artists of the Drama Guild. Go raibh míle maith again, a Chara.
Mary Hauck (Faculty/Staff)
5 days ago
In honor of Francis T. Downey H'83
Thomas Schleck (Alumni ’63)
5 days ago
Happy 80th, Fr. Ed!
Salvatore Cusumano (Alumni ’66)
5 days ago
Happy Birthday to the Miracle Worker of High Street.
Brian Weidling
5 days ago
In honor of Fr. Ed’s 80th!
Stephen Milazzo (Alumni ’60)
5 days ago
Congrats Fr Ed on 53 years & joining the Octogenarian Club
Paul Lobo
5 days ago
In honor of Paul Lobo ‘46
Michael Fazio (Parent ’26, Faculty/Staff)
5 days ago
In honor of The Boss
Anonymous
5 days ago
In honor of Fr. Ed's 80th
Irish Mike
5 days ago
Fr. Ed telling Steve Adubato that his donation funded a bathroom.
Charles A Villano III (Alumni ’89)
5 days ago
Happy Birthday Fr. Ed!!!
Robert Moore (Alumni ’70)
5 days ago
In memory of Brian Matthews
Fr Ed always considered me one of the finest shooters in Benedict’s basketball history.Unfortunately I still can’t beat my brothers Kevin ‘64 Joe ‘68.
dandy cruz (Parent ’27)
5 days ago
Happy birthday!
Sylvia Mayorga (Parent ’26, ’28)
5 days ago
In memory of Danny Ramiro Vizuete
Mary Lynn Hickey
5 days ago
In honor of Katharine Lynn Thornton
James Downey (Alumni ’75)
5 days ago
Congratulations, Fr. Edwin. You continue to be an inspiration in the weight room and in so many other ways. Peace.
Barbara Thornton Blyth
5 days ago
In memory of Katharine Lynn Thornton
Always happy to donate to my family’s life long connection with St. Benedict’s. Keep up all your good work !
Charles White (Alumni ’01)
5 days ago
In honor of Rev. Peter Winstead
Jose Estrella (Alumni ’17)
5 days ago
In honor of Spencer Vespole ‘09
Gregory Davis (Alumni ’02)
5 days ago
Happy Birthday Father Ed! Praying God's blessings for many more!
Jorge Estrella (Alumni ’09)
5 days ago
Happy birthday Fr. Ed! Thank you for what you’ve done for myself and so many other alums. Sending you a ton of love from Houston!
Jorge Estrella ‘09
Jorge Estrella (Alumni ’09)
5 days ago
In honor of Spencer Vespole
Donna Hadfield (Parent ’26)
5 days ago
Legend. Period. Happy Birthday Father Edwin!
Christopher Hill (Alumni ’86)
5 days ago
Thanks for being the voice for those that are normally unheard and offering hope that you can be successful!!
Happy 80th birthday
chris froelich (Alumni ’72)
5 days ago
In honor of Dr. Jerome & Marie Froelich
Happy Birthday Father Ed !
Brian Cupka (Alumni ’72)
5 days ago
He was my Biology teacher when he was Brother Edwin in 1969
Live to Give Foundation
5 days ago
In honor of Father Ed
You inspire us every day! Keep up the good work and keep the love coming!
Donald Hummel (Alumni ’67)
5 days ago
In honor of Fr. Ed's 80th
Gerard Aurigemma (Faculty/Staff)
5 days ago
In honor of Fr Edwin Birthday
Katherine Noyes
5 days ago
Happy Birthday, Fr. Ed!
Anonymous
5 days ago
In honor of Fr Ed
Craig Harvey (Alumni ’96)
5 days ago
In honor of Rob Peace and Mark Epps
Marinne Walker
5 days ago
In memory of Scott W. Walker class of 1972
Patricia Kreitler (Alumni ’71)
5 days ago
In memory of Frank Kreitler
Dennis Tassie (Parent ’12)
5 days ago
In honor of Wella
Louis Verrone (Alumni ’66)
5 days ago
In honor of Fr. Ed
Jill Hall (Parent ’04, ’06, ’08, ’13)
5 days ago
Happy birthday Father Ed!
Richard Cadigan (Alumni ’54)
5 days ago
U have shaped many because of U.
Better students - better leaders
Caroline Miller
5 days ago
In memory of Robert Peace
Mikey Cocco (Alumni ’21)
5 days ago
Happy 80th Fr. Ed! Thank you for all you have done for me and my family. HZF - Mikey Cocco ‘ 21
Christopher Nadarajah (Faculty/Staff)
6 days ago
In honor of Regina blackwell my lily auntie
Jose Paris (Alumni ’98)
6 days ago
He once made me stay in detention until 10pm counting the tiles in his office because I joked I was going to put C-4 in his office!!! This was after he had an FBI agent scare me to death first
ian lafond (Alumni ’99)
8 days ago
In honor of Br. Gereon Reuter
Thank you for your years of service. I learned patiemce and attn to detail counting lines in your office.
Joan Wright (Parent ’83)
9 days ago
Noting his recognition of the Wright family graduates ❤️❤️❤️
Anonymous (Alumni ’69)
14 days ago
In memory of Spencer Vespole'09
Betsy Fabricant (Parent ’99)
15 days ago
In honor of Fr Ed’s 80 birthday
Alan Cyron (Alumni ’70)
19 days ago
Happy Birthday Fr Ed. To your health, happiness and peace. Thanks for your outstanding stewardship of the Miracle on High Street. May God bless you.
Anonymous (Alumni ’63)
19 days ago
Father Ed and I graduated the same year. I remember him as a guy who was 100% dedicated to the success of our school back the as he continues to be over the past 50+ years. God bless you, Father Ed
George Alger (Alumni ’63)
21 days ago
Congratulations Delay!!
Joseph Adamczyk (Alumni ’68)
22 days ago
In honor of Father Edwin Leahy
God bless Father Ed
Patrick Mahon (Alumni ’74)
22 days ago
In honor of Father Ed & Abbot Augustine
Simply the Best Priests ever!
Gerald Mattia (Alumni ’69)
22 days ago
Congratulations to Father Ed . Appreciate his work at St. Benedicts
Arthur J. & Joan S. San Filippo (Alumni ’64)
22 days ago
De Lay it has been my pleasure to have known you all these years and am proud to have you as a friend. Continue forward in your unique style. Gray Bees Forever!!
Warren Reinhardt (Alumni ’63)
23 days ago
Thank you, Fr. Ed, for your leadership that has enabled St. Benedict's to continue its long tradition of profoundly affecting the lives of so many students for the better over all these years!
Nicholas Tucker (Alumni ’95)
23 days ago
Keep up the good work, Fr. Ed! Congratulations on the 53 years of service!
Ivan Lamourt (Faculty/Staff)
23 days ago
God bless you and thank you for all you’ve done. Keep straightening out the tomato cans!
Christopher Duffy (Alumni ’69)
23 days ago
Best wishes and Happy Birthday. Youve come a longway and done so much good since I last saw you in 1969
Matthew Leong (Alumni ’20)
23 days ago
Being in the gym and seeing Father Ed on the elliptical machine at 6am everyday.
Lin Darlington (Alumni ’83)
23 days ago
Thanks for the life lessons Father Ed!
Elizabeth Mariani
23 days ago
In memory of Joseph P Mariani Jr
My husband was a classmate of Fr. Ed. His love for St. Benedicts led us to find St. Anselm's in DC for our boys, which has been a gift for years.
Fr. Ed. keep up the great work - you are an inspiration
Philip J McGee (Alumni ’84, Parent ’85)
23 days ago
Stay amazing Fred!
Tereza Oliveira (Parent ’27)
23 days ago
Happy Birthday Father Ed!! Thank you for everything you do !!!!
Brian Magory (Alumni ’63)
23 days ago
Happy Birthday FR ED
Neale Trangucci
23 days ago
I first met Fr. Ed when I introduced a student facing serious challenges… challenges that the school was not in a position to easily address. Rather than turning us away, Fr. Ed welcomed the boy while honestly explaining what he’d need to succeed. I was amazed at Fr. Ed’s compassion (mixed with tough love) and his readiness to help with such a tough case. I doubt I will ever be able to repay Fr. Ed or St. Benedict’s for the willingness to lift up this child.
Happy 80th!
Manlio Yozzo (Alumni ’60)
23 days ago
My brother Alex was Father Ed's class.
Kathleen Sauer
23 days ago
In honor of Fr. Ed
Donna Hadfield (Parent ’26)
23 days ago
Father Ed is just a rockstar. Period. Happy Birthday!
Melinda Connolly
23 days ago
Happy Birthday Fr Ed!
Barbara Villano
23 days ago
In honor of Ronald villano 63
Gary Brownell
23 days ago
I'm a priest not a @#$_ doctor!
Erbach Communications Group
23 days ago
Happy Birthday Father Ed!
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