“The self-written obituary of Ed Kane…”

The self-written obituary of Ed Kane Edward G. Kane, a Lakewood resident since 1972 and 22 year U.S.Army (retired) veteran has passed away surrounded by the members of his wonderful family. He leaves behind his wife Irene of 67 years, sons Frank, Edward and David and adopted daughter Nhung (Diane).

Kane joined the army at the age of 17 and became an army photographer. He served in Germany, Okinawa, Thailand and Vietnam as well as several military bases in the United States. He expanded his skills by becoming a film producer and graphic designer and as such was a member of the marketing team of the highly successful AII-Volunteer Army conversion program of Ft. Lewis.

His final assignment for the army was to document the army's search and rescue program in Washington. Ten days prior to leaving the military, while on one of the missions, the Helicopter he was in crashed in the Olympic Mountains. His last days as a soldier were spent recuperating from his injuries and his photographs were given full page coverage in the Tacoma News Tribune.

Kane went on join the staff of the Suburban Times in Lakewood as a photojournalist where his work was picked up by A.P. and U.P.l. wire services and transmitted to papers across the U.S. He later joined the founding team of Pierce County Magazine in Tacoma as art director, then set out on his own as a media first. "Saigon 67," producer. He published two books on his overseas travels. The was photo retrospective depicting the daily lives of the residents of Saigon, images taken during his military duty in Vietnam. "Roads to Ruins" was his second book, a pictorial guide to 98 of the thousands of castles and castle ruins still standing in various conditions in Germany.

Kane has been a decades-long member of the Lakewood First Lions Club where he supported and promoted the club's activities and was awarded the highest honor from Lions Clubs International.