80 and Extraordinary: Celebrating Fr. Ed

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.

Looking forward to seeing my daughter build a lot more memories with Fr. Ed. Happy Birthday!

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.

Always motivating me to keep moving forward.

Happy Birthday Father Ed! Thank you for being such an inspiration to all of us.

Happy Birthday Fr. Ed , keep helping create leaders one gray bee at a time

In memory of William E. San Filippo, Jr ‘63

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!!

In honor of Fr. Ed

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 !

In honor of Ronald villano 63

In honor of Fr Ed’s 80 birthday

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.

In honor of Dr Robert Jernick class of 43

Always remember wrestling and You officiating our wedding

In memory of John Di Domenico '71

He was my Biology teacher when he was Brother Edwin in 1969

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!

Happy Birthday FR ED

In honor of Fr. Ed’s 80th!

TODAY YOU GO AND CONQUER! HAPPY FRIDAY!

Happr 80th Birthday Fr. Edwin

In honor of Fater Ed's 80th Birthday

In memory of Robert Peace

Happy Birthday Fr. Ed!!!

In honor of Class of 1960 deceased

In honor of Rev. Peter Winstead

In memory of Chadwick and Clinton Strong

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.

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!

Best wishes and Happy Birthday. Youve come a longway and done so much good since I last saw you in 1969

Thanks for being the voice for those that are normally unheard and offering hope that you can be successful!! Happy 80th birthday

In honor of Regina blackwell my lily auntie

In honor of Rob Peace and Mark Epps

The Hive made me the man I am today!! Will always support them. Thanks Fr. Ed!!!!!!

Thankful for all the wisdom over the years!

In honor of Joseph Meehan’62

In honor of Br. Bruno Mello, O.S.B

Donation done because of Jesse video

Happy Birthday Fr. Edwin

In honor of Wella

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!

Happy Birthday, Fr. Ed 🎉🎈🎂🐝 Remember Louie lol

In honor of Fr. Ed's 80th

Cheers.....

Father Ed is just a rockstar. Period. Happy Birthday!

Legend. Period. Happy Birthday Father Edwin!

In honor of Vincent Menzel

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.

In honor of Fr.Ed

From the two Eds' to another Ed, thank you very much. Words cannot describe your influence on our lives.

In honor of Jimmy & Ellen Malimban (grandparents to Ethan&Ellie Lopina

God Bless Fr. Ed and the SBP Community

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

Fr. Ed in action at convos!

Happy Birthday Father Ed!

Thank you for leading us all these years

I'm a priest not a @#$_ doctor!

Congratulations Delay!!

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!

Congratulations to Father Ed . Appreciate his work at St. Benedicts

In honor of Fr Edwin Birthday

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!

Happy Birthday Father Ed! Praying God's blessings for many more!

"Do you need anything Father?" Fr. Ed - "Courage"

Happy birthday father ed always thankful for your and i pray you live many more years thank you for taking a chance on me.

Happy Birthday Fr EWdwin

Fr. Ed telling Steve Adubato that his donation funded a bathroom.

God bless you and thank you for all you’ve done. Keep straightening out the tomato cans!

Thanks for making St.B what it is

In honor of CHARLES INCH '57

Thank you Fr.Ed for continuing the true spirit of the Gray Bees!

Congratulations, Fr. Edwin. You continue to be an inspiration in the weight room and in so many other ways. Peace.

Before my time

Happy birthday, Fr. Ed!

In honor of Michael Sneed "81"

Love U Fr. Ed ❤️🙏

Happy birthday Father Ed!

Noting his recognition of the Wright family graduates ❤️❤️❤️

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!

Happy 80th Birthday, Fr. Ed from JR & all the Ryans

As. grandfather, It was especially gratifying to see a women’s division come to fruition under Fr, Ed’s guidance.

In memory of John Frain Sr, '38

Thank You Fr. Ed for your dedication to SBP

In honor of Robert Ghegan class of 1964

80 for FrEd's 80. Many more.

Happy Birthday

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

In honor of Spencer Vespole

#BoolaBoola

In honor of Spencer Vespole

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

In honor of Spencer Vespole ‘09

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

In honor of Father Edwin Leahy

God bless Father Ed

Great things are a habit

Gracias Cura for everything you and St. Beneticts have done for us the Bolivians

Happy Birthday, Fr. Ed!

Happy Birthday, Fr. Ed!

In honor of Fr. Ed

Remembering Fr. Ed inspirational preaching at Blessed Sacrament Church.

In honor of Danny Goins ‘86, Brett Greenleaf ‘86, James Roberts ‘86, Sanford Irwin III H’87

Happy Birthday Fr. Ed!

In honor of Fr. Ed ❤️

In memory of Mcneils 84,85

In memory of William Higdon

Thanks for the life lessons Father Ed!

In honor of Father Ed

You inspire us every day! Keep up the good work and keep the love coming!

In honor of Fr. Ed

My brother Alex was Father Ed's class.

In memory of Scott W. Walker class of 1972

In honor of Father Edwin Leahy

Happy Birthday Fr Ed!

In honor of Francis T. Downey H'83

In honor of Katharine Lynn Thornton

Fr Ed’s crashouts are the funniest memories I had at benedict’s

Being in the gym and seeing Father Ed on the elliptical machine at 6am everyday.

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.

Happy Birthday Fr Ed!

In honor of The Boss

Happy birthday! Happy day of giving!

Happy 80th Fr. Ed! Thank you for all you have done for me and my family. HZF - Mikey Cocco ‘ 21

In memory of Paul Lobo

In honor of Fr Ed's 80th birthday

In honor of Armaun Cameron

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!

Keep up the good work, Fr. Ed! Congratulations on the 53 years of service!

Happy birthday, Father Edwin! A remarkable life of love, dedication and service

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.

In memory of Hon. Harold W. Fullilove, H’09

In memory of Frank Kreitler

In honor of Father Ed & Abbot Augustine

Simply the Best Priests ever!

Happy 80 years young! Thank you for keeping Benedict’s alive and flourishing. What a great accomplishment. All the best.

In honor of Johnhuss

Go Fr. Ed

Happy 80th, Fr. Ed!

In honor of John DiDomenico

Fr Ed standing up for a classmate of mine who was being bullied.

In honor of Paul Lobo ‘46

In honor of Dr Paul Ahr '62

Fathers Ed, all of us Alums are so proud of what you and all the Monks have accomplished. Say hi to Abbott Melvin!

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.

Stay amazing Fred!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

U have shaped many because of U. Better students - better leaders

In honor of George E. Dunn III

In honor of Fr. Ed's 80th! Your 1/2 way home my friend! Happy Birthday!

In honor of Class of 1955

In memory of Fr. Owen Hudson

In memory of Margaret and George Hahn

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.

Happy Birthday to the Miracle Worker of High Street.

Happy Birthday Fr. Ed!

Congrats Fr Ed on 53 years & joining the Octogenarian Club

In honor of St Jude

In honor of Fr. Edwin

In memory of Anne Marie, Jimmy and Terry Tranguch

In honor of Father Ed

Keep up the great work!

In memory of Danny Ramiro Vizuete

In honor of Fr. Edwin

Happy Birthday Fr. Ed -- and happy to be on the team!

Happy Birthday Father Ed!! Thank you for everything you do !!!!

Keep up the good work

Boola Boola!

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.

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

Happy 80th, Fr. Ed!

Happy Birthday Fr Ed

Fr. Ed, Thank you for a lifetime of service. Your ever-growing Gray Bee family loves you.

In memory of Kurt Dombrowski

Happy Birthday, love what you have done with our institution, keep it going!

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!

Without doubt D-LAY is the absolute best back-up QB SBP ever produced. Congrats on your 80th.

Happy 80th Birthday Father Ed! Sending Love

Have a great birthday Ed, and thanks for the great nenories!

In honor of Dr. Jerome & Marie Froelich

Happy Birthday Father Ed !

FRED!, thankyou for everything. May God continue to bless you and guide you.

Happy birthday!

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.

Fr Ed - not just 80 years, but fully engaged every day.

In honor of thank god for father Ed!

Father Ed exemplifies everything we stand for as men of Benedict’s.

Happy Birthday FR. Ed. To all the gray bees-keep up your good work!

In memory of Matt Hagovsky and Mickey Brown

as I previously said, in scholastic circles Fr Edwin is considered The Miracle Worker..

Keep going Fr. Ed, the Newark and greater New Jersey community need your continued passion and tenacity!

Congratulations to the GOAT! Love and prayers and blessings thank you for all you do!

In honor of Fr. Ed's 80th

In memory of Spencer Vespole'09

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

In honor of Fr Ed