JAMES N. EDDY OBITUARY, ERIE, NEW YORK

Copyright (c) 2000 by Amy Gage Thompsen(EllaGage@aol.com).

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Eddy--James N.
Of Lackawanna, NY, February 16,2000, beloved husband of the late Virginia A. (Davis); father of
James N., Virginia A. (Steven) Thompsen, Colleen M. (Richard) Biryla, and Loretta C. (George)
Texter; grandfather of Sean, Amy, Kara (Hodge), and Brian Thompsen;  Erin, Ashley, and Samantha
Texter;  and Megan and Gregory Biryla;  and Connor Eddy;  Great-grandfather of Maxwell Thompsen
Hodge;  Brother of the late Margaret Morseon and Katherine Russel;  Also survived by nieces and
nephews.




James N. Eddy, 77, a longtime employee of Republic Steel, died Wednesday, February 16,2000,
at his home in Lackawanna. Eddy was born in Buffalo and graduated from South Park High
School.  He worked for Republic Steel from 1946 until he retired in 1984. He married the
former Virginia Davis in 1948.  She died in 1996. He was a member of the Steelworkers of
America Retirees and the South Park High School Alumni Association.  An avid golfer, he was
a member of the Hamburg Golf Club.  He enjoyed travelling immensely. Survivors include a
son, James N. of Hamburg; three daughters, Virginia Thompsen of Houston,  Colleen Biryla of
Hamburg,  and Loretta Texter of Blasdell; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandso . A mass of
Christian Burial was offered today in Our Lady of Victory, Lackawanna.  Prayers preceding
the Mass were in F.E. Brown Sons Funeral Home, in Orchard Park.  Burial was in Holy Cross
Cemetery, Lackawanna.