Gregory Mark Edens Sr. died peacefully surrounded by his family on January 18, 2020 at the age of 66. He was born on February 2, 1953 in El Paso, TX. to William J.W. Edens Sr. and June B. Harrison. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Richard Edens Sr.
He graduated from Jesuit High School in El Paso, TX in 1971 then went on to graduate from The University of Texas at El Paso in El Paso, TX in 1983 with a BBA in accounting which lead him to earn his CPA. He is retired from El Paso Natural Gas Company after 38 years of dedicated service.
Greg was the life of any party, loved spending time with family and friends, his dogs, the casino, collecting autographed baseballs, his beloved New York Yankees and he most enjoyed helping others and fixing things thereby earning the nickname his grandchildren gave him, “Handy Manny”.
He is survived by his wife, Karen Edens, his son Gregory Mark Edens Jr. (Meredith), daughter Jennifer Pross (Adam), four grandchildren Quinn Edens, Lillian Edens, Abrey Pross, and Ashlyn Pross. Siblings are Edith McAlanis, William J.W. Edens Jr. (Patsy), Paula Davis (David), 18 nieces and nephews and 27 great nieces and nephews.
Services will be held this Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, 2301 Zanibar, El Paso, Tx 79925. Visitation from 9:30 to10:00am with Rosary starting at 10:00am. Funeral Mass will begin at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of El Paso’s Compassionate Care Center hospiceelpaso.org or El Paso Humane Society hselpaso.org in his name.
