of Garden City, MI, formerly of Chelsea, age 45, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at U of M Hospital. He was born February 6, 1970 in Saginaw, the son of John L. & Mary Ellen Cox. Ed graduated from Chelsea High School in 1988. He served in the US Air Force before working at iConnect, and later at Tegrit Software Ventures.
Ed enjoyed culinary arts and sharing his baked goods (especially his cupcakes) with his co-workers. He enjoyed gaming, primarily Warhammer and D&D. He loved camping, traveling and seeing new places, and spending time with his kids.
He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Lynn Marie (Kujawa) Cox; his mother; a son, Jonathan; a daughter Samantha; three siblings, Jennifer (Don) Rosencrance, Michael (Bobbie) Cox and Deb (Doug Okey) Tuohy; and eight nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father in 1989.
The family received friends at the American Legion Post #32, 9318 Newburg Rd., Livonia, MI 48150 on Sunday, August 16, 1:00-4:00 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at www.lls.org. Arrangements by Cole Funeral Chapel in Chelsea.
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We miss him terribly - not only was he very good at his job but he was a pleasure to talk to and hang out with. I'm so sorry for your loss.