In loving memory of
Edgar L. Ferlazzo
August 30, 1936 - August 29, 2017
Edgar L. Ferlazzo, Ph.D, passed away on August 29, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 80.
Ed was an accomplished musician and educator, whose hobbies and career reflected his passion for orchestral performance and theater arts. His life was defined by a desire to inspire and uplift others. As a friend recently reflected, "Ed was empowering, loving and a champion for the Kingdom. I will spend the rest of my life living up to what he believed I was capable of."
He was born on August 30th, 1936 and grew up in the Quantico area of Virginia. He graduated from Garfield High School, Class of 1954. He studied Political Science at Virginia tech, followed by a B.A. and Masters from Oklahoma Baptist University. Ed went on to receive a Ph.D from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and studied conducting with Sir David Wilcox at the University of Cambridge, as well as other studies at Oxford University in England.
Ed has served as a minister of music and worship leader in Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. He is a distinguished fellow at B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, and an active member of the singing men of North Central Texas.
He is preceded in death by his parents Edgar L. and Anne G. Ferlazzo, as well as Alfred Ferlazzo Jr. and Nicholas Colletti.
In Texas, Ed is survived by his wife Laurie, daughter Erin Whitmore, daughter Lesli Berggren and her husband Calvin, son Brian Whitmore and his wife Ashley, as well as 5 grandchildren: Addison and Brody Whitmore, and Isaiah, Judah and Solomon Berggren.
In Virginia, Ed is survived by Phillip and Ginny, Jeff and Debbie, Steve and Janis, Nick and Johanne, Kathleen, John, Sharon and Richard Ferlazzo. Mary Ellen Steele, Victoria and Harvey Bland, Diana and Bill Tanner, Marilyn and Ernie York and Alex Colletti.
A memorial celebrating his life will be held on Sunday, September 3rd at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Crowley. In lieu of flowers, friends and family are invited to make memorial contributions in his name to B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, or to the music ministry of First Baptist Church of Crowley.
Ed was an accomplished musician and educator, whose hobbies and career reflected his passion for orchestral performance and theater arts. His life was defined by a desire to inspire and uplift others. As a friend recently reflected, "Ed was empowering, loving and a champion for the Kingdom. I will spend the rest of my life living up to what he believed I was capable of."
He was born on August 30th, 1936 and grew up in the Quantico area of Virginia. He graduated from Garfield High School, Class of 1954. He studied Political Science at Virginia tech, followed by a B.A. and Masters from Oklahoma Baptist University. Ed went on to receive a Ph.D from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and studied conducting with Sir David Wilcox at the University of Cambridge, as well as other studies at Oxford University in England.
Ed has served as a minister of music and worship leader in Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. He is a distinguished fellow at B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, and an active member of the singing men of North Central Texas.
He is preceded in death by his parents Edgar L. and Anne G. Ferlazzo, as well as Alfred Ferlazzo Jr. and Nicholas Colletti.
In Texas, Ed is survived by his wife Laurie, daughter Erin Whitmore, daughter Lesli Berggren and her husband Calvin, son Brian Whitmore and his wife Ashley, as well as 5 grandchildren: Addison and Brody Whitmore, and Isaiah, Judah and Solomon Berggren.
In Virginia, Ed is survived by Phillip and Ginny, Jeff and Debbie, Steve and Janis, Nick and Johanne, Kathleen, John, Sharon and Richard Ferlazzo. Mary Ellen Steele, Victoria and Harvey Bland, Diana and Bill Tanner, Marilyn and Ernie York and Alex Colletti.
A memorial celebrating his life will be held on Sunday, September 3rd at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Crowley. In lieu of flowers, friends and family are invited to make memorial contributions in his name to B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, or to the music ministry of First Baptist Church of Crowley.
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