David L. Edwards
Everyone calls him “Pops.” He also goes by the alias of “Troll,” for at first glance he looks like a little old troll doll that you squeeze and cuddle when you go to sleep. Anyway, Pops will always be on the top of our list, and the Troll will always be close to our hearts.
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DAVID L. EDWARDS OBITUARY
On Friday, December 14, 2007, David L. Edwards died peacefully at home in Vienna following a brief illness. He was a Group Leader and Network Systems Engineer at The MITRE Corporation. He was born in Jos, Nigeria, in 1956 and lived there until 1969. A 1978 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he served eight years in the Army, including assignments at Fort Gordon and Fort Hood, before his final assignment at the Pentagon. He will be greatly missed by his wife, Sherrill C.J. Edwards; his mother, Myrtle Edwards, of El Paso, Illinois; his sister, Rachel Gillespie, of Omaha, Nebraska; and his nieces and nephews, as well as other family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Daniel Edwards. Friends and family may call between 4 and 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 20 at Money and King Funeral Home, 171 W. Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 22nd at the First Baptist Church, 7300 Gary Street in Springfield, VA. In lieu of flowers, he asked that memorial contributions be made to the International Mission Board, care of the First Baptist Church of Springfield.