CAROLINA SHORES — Edward William “Ed” Casey, 66, died Friday, June 5, 2020, after a one and one-half year fight with brain cancer.
He was born Nov. 14, 1953, in Elkhart, Indiana, to the late Martha Ann (Cupp) Casey and Curtis Leon Casey. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Butch Casey. He married Donna Morrilly Oct. 10, 2015, in Ocean Isle Beach.
Ed graduated from Elkhart High School in 1972. He lived in Casco, Maine, for many years, where he raised his two sons. Ed retired from Texas Instruments in South Portland, Maine, in February 2015, before moving to North Carolina.
As a proud parent, Ed was extremely supportive and passionate about his sons’ sporting events and could always be seen on the sidelines cheering them on. Ed spent a lot of time with his family on Moosehead Lake in Maine, where they had a summer cabin.
Ed had a passion for woodworking. He enjoyed making handcrafted one-of-a-kind frames from high-quality reclaimed wood. Ed also loved to travel, including a month long cross country road trip with his wife Donna in the fall of 2017. He enjoyed spending time with family, golfing, kayaking and listening to James Taylor’s music.
Ed leaves his wife, Donna Morrilly Casey; son, Thadeus Casey of Malta, New York, and his wife, Rebecca, and grandchildren, Collin and Isabelle; son, Dan Casey of Standish, Maine, and his wife, Kara, and grandchildren Lilyanna and Quinn; sister, Charlotte DeFreese, and her husband, Richard DeFreese; brothers, Craig Casey, and his wife, Tammy, of Piesz, Minnesota, and Jeff Casey and husband Kevin Bellamy of Hammond, Indiana; and several nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held with close friends and family in Carolina Shores at a date to be determined, and in Maine at a later date.
Memorials may be made to The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University, DUMC Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710; or Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 2840l.
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