In Memoriam
Edward William Stack1935-2023
PORT WASHINGTON—Edward William Stack, 88, beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend and humanitarian, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023 in Port Washington, New York with his family by his side.
Ed was born in Rockville Center, New York on February 1, 1935 to Edward Henry Stack and Helen (Leitner) Stack. Raised in Sea Cliff, New York, Ed graduated from North Shore High School in 1952 and obtained his BBA from Pace University in 1956. In 1967, Ed married Christina Hunt of Dahlgren, Virginia, and they settled in Glen Head, New York where they raised their three daughters, Amy, Kimberly, and Suzanne.
In 1949, at age 14, Ed was stricken with polio in what proved to be the defining event of his childhood. Ed spent nearly a year in St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, New York where, sensing that it was not his nature to be idle, the Sisters put him to work. He happily did their secretarial work and was soon writing letters to national figures, urging them to reach out and communicate with the children in the hospital. One could already see the beginnings of the man who would devote his life to the service of others.
