Edward Lynam

Ed Lynam, beloved son, brother, husband and father, finally gave out on Feb. 7 after an intense and painful battle with the rare and aggressive neuroendocrine cancer. He died at home in Golden with wife Kristen Payne and son Harrison at his side, along with other family members and friends. He was 50.

Ed, who grew up in Massachusetts but moved to Colorado 14 years ago, was loved and admired by friends across the country, many of whom traveled from afar to attend his wedding with Kristen against a spectacular backdrop of the Rockies near Silverthorne seven years ago. It was a pairing that produced the greatest joy of his life, Harrison Payne Lynam, now 6 and the keeper of wonderful memories that will sustain him through his life.

Edward Bennett Lynam was born to Shirley and Sandy Lynam on Aug. 18, 1964, in Norristown, Pa., the fifth of six brothers. The family moved to Scituate, Mass., in 1969. He is survived by his parents, of Scituate, and his brothers, Tom of Scituate, Jim of Kirkland, Wash., Frank of Olympia, Wash., John of Belfast, Maine, and Richie of Plymouth, Mass., as well as Kristen, Harrison and their dog Bay, plus Kristen’s parents Betty and Bob Payne and Kristen’s twin sister Karen and brother Jeff. And Ed will be joining another beloved family dog, Boston, in heaven.

Ed was a computer tech, most recently senior manager for consulting with EMC. After graduating from high school in Scituate he attended Massasoit Community College in Massachusetts before starting his career with IBM in 1987. While still working for IBM he earned bachelors and masters degrees at Eastern Nazarene College and Anna Marie College, also in Massachusetts. After 11 years with IBM, he worked in several tech start-ups for seven years, spanning his move to Colorado in

2001, before joining EMC in 2005.

As a Bostonian, he naturally was a dedicated fan of the Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics and in the last decade saw all of them take their turns at the top of their sports, most recently of course the Patriots’ Super Bowl victory. But he also was an athlete himself, including soccer and hockey in his younger years, and more recently an avid downhill skier as well as golfer and scuba diver. Indeed, in his last healthy winter, 2013-14, he was on the slopes almost every weekend and helped groom Harrison as a remarkable-for-his-age skier himself.

Ed made friends at every stop of his remarkably productive life, and seemingly kept every one of them. He will be missed by all.

A Celebration of Ed’s Life will be held on Saturday, February 28 from 1:30-4:30pm, at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., Golden, Colo. 80401; all are welcome.

Donations in Ed’s memory can be made to either of the following funds: (1) Harrison’s Education Fund – checks payable to Raymond James, list “In Memory of Ed Lynam FBO Harrison” in memo section and mailed to 4643 S. Ulster St., Ste. 1350, Denver, CO 80237; or (2) Morgan Adams Foundation (funding pediatric cancer research in Colorado) – donate at www.morganadamsfoundation.org to “Edward Lynam Memorial Fund” or mail check to Morgan Adams Foundation, 5303 E. Evans Ave., Ste. 202, Denver, CO 80222; list “Ed Lynam” in memo section.