Edward Albin Pearson

Beloved Ed passed away on December 1, 2024 in Bloomington, Minnesota. Ed is survived by his daughter Kathryn Pearson, son-in-law Chad Reichwald, and grandchildren Lincoln Pearson Reichwald and Olympia Pearson Reichwald of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and brother David Pearson of Ballwin, Missouri. Ed was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Lynda Dixon Pearson. Ed was born on January 22, 1941 in Rockford, Illinois to Carl and Virginia Pearson. Ed spent much of his childhood in Lake Oswego, Oregon, graduating from Lake Owsego High School. Ed attended Stanford University and earned both an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Indiana University. Ed served as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1964-1968. Ed and Lynda married in Macon, Georgia in 1966, and they moved to Moraga, California in 1968 as Ed began his career in business and accounting. In 1971, Ed and Lynda welcomed their daughter Kathryn into the world. Four years later, they moved to Southern California, settling in Rancho Palos Verdes, where Ed lived until 2020. Ed spent the final years of his life in Minnesota where he moved in 2020 to be closer to Kathryn, Chad, Lincoln, and Olympia. He enjoyed doting on his grandchildren, often cheering at their sporting and school events. Ed enjoyed a long and successful career in business, which included serving as President of Kelly Paper Company in Los Angeles from 1992 until 2008, growing the company extensively during his tenure. Ed and Lynda spent many happy years in Palos Verdes raising Kathryn and enjoying the Southern California sunshine, playing paddle tennis, and serving as deacons at the St. Peter's by the Sea Presbyterian Church. In retirement, Ed enjoyed volunteering, including serving on the Board of Goodwill in Southern Los Angeles County and serving as an elder at St. Peter's. A lifelong athlete, Ed could often be found on the golf course, tennis courts, paddle tennis courts, or on long walks along the ocean trails. Ed was an incredible husband, dad, grandfather, colleague/boss, and friend who loved his family and friends dearly. Ed and Lynda built a wonderful community of friends in Palos Verdes. Ed coached Kathryn's soccer team for several years, and when he moved to Minnesota, he loved to cheer Lincoln and Olympia on at their soccer games. Ed relished traveling and was lucky to have traveled extensively both internationally and in the U.S. with his family. Ed was generous, kind, loyal, detail-oriented, and very supportive of Lynda and Kathryn. He was also very determined, most recently evidenced when he insisted on increasing his physical therapy sessions after entering hospice. In addition to spending time with his grandkids in Minnesota, Ed valued the new, kind friends that he made at Friendship Village. Ed's family and friends will miss him forever, but they are comforted by decades of wonderful memories and the important contributions Ed made to his family and our world. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Friendship Village, where Ed lived from 2020 until he passed. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach California or the Stanford Cancer Center.

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Edward Albin Pearson

January 22, 1941 - December 1, 2024

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Edward Albin Pearson

January 22, 1941 - December 1, 2024

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