Edward Philip Wittmann, Esq, 79, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2019. The son of the late Charles and Audrey (MacDonald) Wittmann, Ed was born in Erie, Penn., on February 26, 1940. Ed was a graduate of Cathedral Prep, Dartmouth College, and Georgetown University Law Center.

Early in his career, Ed was a part-time legal aid attorney and a part-time professor of business law at Erie Business Center. He also served three years as a leading attorney and officer for the state bar discipline board and was a past member of the Erie County Board of Directors of the Bar Association, where he served as the secretary. Ed was a lifelong member of the Erie County, Penn., and American Bar Associations. He had a 50-year career as a local trial attorney and was a lifetime member of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

Ed was very proud that he and his immediate family graduated from five of the eight Ivy League schools. His brother, Dr Charles Wittmann, graduated from Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Ed graduated from Dartmouth. Ed’s son, Eric, graduated from Yale Graduate School; his son-in-law, Joe Stauff, graduated from Cornell Business School; and Ed’s grandson, J.R. Stauff, is currently a freshman at Yale, where he was offered early admission.

Ed will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 47 years, Karen; his daughter, Anne Stauff (Joe) of Wilton, Conn.; son, Eric (Gwynne) of Newtown, Conn.; and two grandchildren, J.R. and Maeve Stauff. Ed will also be fondly remembered by his brother, Dr Charles Wittmann (Jane); brother-in-law, Dr Jim Jensen (Anita); as well as his nephews and their families.

A memorial service will be held at Brugger Funeral Home, 1595 West 38th Street, Erie, Penn., on Friday, October 18.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Ed may be made to Regional Hospice and Palliative Care, 30 Milestone Road, Danbury CT 06810; or to RVNAhealth, 27 Governor Street, Ridgefield CT 06877.