Eddy Irizarry grew up playing handball in the Bronx, New York, where he lived with his father Luis Irizarry, his mother Silvia Irizarry née Roig and his brothers Daniel, Dorian and Alan. He later attended Pace University, then Pace College, in the 1970s where he met his life-long friends Luis Nieves, José Otero and Gil Mendez. The friends shared a taste for music and books. Ed, whom his family usually called by his middle name, Leslie, frequented the Nuyorican Poets Café in its heyday – everyone wrote poetry and plays, with Gil acting as official photographer. Ed’s next moves took him to Rutgers University and Albuquerque, New Mexico. During the army stint that followed, which Ed spent near Landau (Pfalz), Germany, he met his future first wife, Christine Reichhold, introducing himself under the name “Eddy Saturday” (“easier to remember,” he said). They married on September 4, 1981 in Manhattan, and while their marriage lasted 7 years, their friendship endured and never ended. Remarried to Connie Swanteck for many years thereafter, Eddy moved to Westchester and commuted to his financial industry job in Manhattan daily. He spent his last months in Florida under the loving care of his brother Dorian.

Eddie was my father's best friend through his early adulthood. I remember Eddie when I was a child and seeing my father, Jose Otero light up at his presence and often tell stories a out. My father passed in 2022 and I like to think they are all together up there having a blast.
Sending my condolonces to his family. May his memory bring joy and peace. 
Best, 
Elizabeth Otero

Eddie you were a great friend!

Sorry I never got to say goodbye!

Gil

Eddie was always kind, generous, and had a great sense of humor. He will be greatly missed.

So many memories of good times with Ed. 
Will be missed by all who knew & loved him.  Rest in peace.

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Edwin Leslie Irizarry

30 junio, 1952 – 17 julio, 2025

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