Ed French

stephen french Elby, Eleanor & Baby Ed 1941

stephen french ELby and Eddie (Date unknown)

stephen french Ed at 10 months old

stephen french Happy Mommie and Eddie 10 mos

stephen french Family camping trips that included trout fishing in the upper lakes was a favorite time. (Age unknown) Ed must have bought that policeman's cap from money he made shining shoes at 12 years old on Broadway the main drag in town.

stephen french His mom would have been calling him "Eddie Glen" around this time. Age unknown

stephen french Ed loved the mountains and wildlife from a very early age. (Age unknown)

stephen french Ed, while a wildlife lover was also a hunter at heart. He began hunting as a young teen. He lived it and loved it until his body quit. (Age unknown)

stephen french This beautiful 19 year old lady caught Ed's eye while they were both working at Martin Marietta Titan rocket plant. "She wore a pink dress and drove a classy chassis” Ed said (a grey & white 1956 convertible Chevy) She worked in the records department near the art department where Ed worked. (both on classified projects) Little did Ed realize that Suzie would change his eternity. (Suzie Broadstreet) (Age unknown)

Sherrie French Mom & Dad were married in Denver, before heading to LA for Dad to attend Art Center

stephen french Ed proposed in late August & Suzie accepted, they married September 8th, 1961. Suzie wanted to marry soon and go with Ed to his new school in Pasadena, Cal. (The art Center College of Design) They honeymooned on their way. After graduation and a stint back in the Denver area they started their family. They decided to be missionaries and joined New Tribes when Mindy was around 5 months old. This is Suzie with little Mindy at NTM Woodworth, Wisc. (Date unknown)

stephen french Ed the new artist for New Tribes Mission publications in Wisconsin . He learned the trade of stripping films to make plates for the printing presses (Date unknown) Ed would want people to know that he desired to see the continuing efforts of the mission. If you’d like to learn more follow this link. https://ethnos360.org/projects/missionary-flight-sponsorship

Sherrie French

stephen french Always working (if not hunting) (Date unknown)

stephen french Working again getting materials through publication and doing quality control (Date Unknown)

stephen french During some of the better financial years in Wisconsin dad found a new lifelong friend (Jerry Brendon) in his flight training at the Kenoshia, Wisc. airport

stephen french "Feeding the family" The great white hunter in northern Wisconsin (date unknown)

Alan Bagg Ed taught me how to hunt whitetail deer in Wisconsin. We had a "secret spot" in Wood County that we discovered together. I worked at a publicity agency at the time and had products to photograph to promote. As a result, Ed is posing on a client's air mattress during one of our adventures.

Alan Bagg Here's a family portrait from a Christmas letter I received in the late 1970's.

stephen french AFter approx. twenty years as the NTM artist Suzie and Ed decided it was time to move on. After a time of working heavy equipment Ed interviewed with Disney for a New Job. Ed states in his memoirs "I had to pinch myself to realize it was real" The interviewer said "Its not often a talent like you comes along- and while Disney doesn't have any open positions... we will make a new position for you " Ed's voice cracked as he told this story. He said it felt wonderful to have someone appreciate his work. (Date unknown)

stephen french Ed was off to a great start with Disney Artists would compete for best design with pieces like this for their tenth anniversary. Rights belong to Disney

stephen french Disney gives award to Ed French (Date Unknown)

stephen french Ed was highly conceptual performing commercial art for a living while doing fine arts in his own time as his passion. This is a piece he did in 2001

Sherrie French Dad with his parents, siblings and Mom

stephen french This is one of Ed's hundreds of wonderful paintings. To see more or make a purchase please visit his online gallery: (copy paste this address into your browser search bar) http://edfrench.fineartworld.com/artistViewingRoomCtl.php?imageid=19146&artistid=379

stephen french Built our dream house high on the Colorado mountains Mindy, Steve & Sherrie come to visit (Date unknown)

stephen french The hands of the artist on one of his only sculptures (date unknown) To see and or buy his art go to http://edfrench.fineartworld.com/

Sherrie French Dad being goofy at Garden of the Gods, even though he was in terrible pain - I was taking him to the hospital for hip replacement, but he wanted me to have this experience first :)

stephen french Alligators in the frozen tundras of Colorado? Lets go see Ed & Steve visit dad's friends at the Colorado Gator farm

stephen french In Ed's memoir's he records that his earliest memory in life is being swaddled in a blanket on a bed and a deer coming in the side door and smelling him on the bed, his mom came in and screamed. Here is a deer that frequented his driveway up on the mountain at his home in Colorado. (date unknown)

Sherrie French Some of Dad's cartoon art

Sherrie French My first dance with Dad (thanks to Mariah & Craig for having dancing at their wedding!)

stephen french Mom and Dad at Mariah and Craigs wedding

stephen french Dad says goodbye to Suzie, but looks forward to seeing her again and "Having a clue" Mindy & Sherrie and Grandma Broadstreet by Mom's side

stephen french The family has finished clearing out the house and art studio up on the mountain. We chose to donate most of his research and supplies to the Cotopaxi art and History departments. Here you can get a look at the beautiful place he called home.

stephen french The Character Ed (Date Unknown)

stephen french Ed was always a little nuts! showing off his herculian fyzeeek! (date Unknown)

stephen french The man, the legend, we will miss you until we see you again

stephen french "all these grandkids!"

stephen french Family tribute / reunion for Suzie in Tennessee

stephen french The land he loved. Ed spent most of his life dreaming about the details of the Rocky Mountains. When he wasn't in them they were in him.

stephen french Ed warming his feet by a campfire

stephen french Ed holding a piece for the Pike National Historic Trail Association To learn more about this charity he was passionate about follow this link https://www.zebulonpike.org/causes/

Alan Bagg Ed always wanted me to visit the Flattops area of Colorado where he learned how to hunt elk with his dad, Elby. So in the summer of 2019 Maureen and I joined him for a backpacking trip. This is the happy trio before we set out on a three-day trek. We looked a lot more tired 3 days later!

Alan Bagg Ed was fascinated with his drones. He took a new one on our 3-day hike in the Flattops in July 2019. He was using it snoop on some elk in a distant meadow. I think it's fitting that Ed and I are looking up. He and I had many a talk about what lays beyond this earth. Now he knows. How cool is that?!

stephen french Ed loved planes, became a pilot and was fascinated by war birds. Show on Colorado

stephen french Ed and son Steve were able to go on one last amazing hike for a week in the Rockies near Buffalo Peak, Colorado. near 80 years old Ed was still packing over 50 lbs between 4-6 miles a day up and down the 2,500 elevation change.

stephen french Backpacking was certainly his favorite way to see the world

stephen french little did I know the truth of these words. This was a wonderful day, where father and son discussed regrets and said sorry but mostly just Loved each other and The Father's great creation of the wilderness

Alan Bagg Earlier this year Maureen and I commissioned Ed to create a new Buffalo painting since a previous favorite original was sold. Ed painted this one, he called "Bull," in record time and we are so glad he did. I'm pretty sure it was the last painting he completed before he passed. So it becomes extra special to us. RIP my friend. We will meet again.

Elhanan ben-Avraham Link to Ed French memorial website Ed and I went to Art center, but only met when I taught a course at a church in Denver. We stayed in touch since then till his passing, criticizing each other's paintings- he in the Rockies, me in Jerusalem. He was a great guy- I'll miss him. Elhanan.

Stan Straughan Morning visitors @ Ed's house.

Stan Straughan Ed with Dr. Carl Edward Baugh @ Creation Evidence Museum, Glen Rose, Texas

Jayne Oslin Ed was such a talented artist and he worked many hours on one of Jim's old hand saws, painting depictions of Jim's Vietnam experience. He would take nothing for it and said it was something he could do to honor Jim and the Vietnam Vets. Such a humble man with a big heart for others and for the Lord. This picture is only half of the saw with many great pictures.

Virginia Olson Ron and I extend our sincere condolences to Ed's family and friends. My husband, Ron Olson (Margaret French Olson's son) isn't very good with communicating with relatives and isn't on FaceBook. Our family of four connected with Ed during our visit to Disney World in 1984. He spent the morning explaining his career with Disney and sketched Mickey and Goofy in Kevin's autograph book that he was capturing autographs of Disney characters in. Kevin at age 5 was enamored with Ed and treasured that page in his book. I enjoyed following Ed's paintings on FaceBook and always wanted to visit him in Cotapaxi...just the name is a curiosity!.. His art work will live on as Ed has been welcomed with open arms by our Heavenly Father. RIP, Ed French.

Alan Bagg Maureen and I visited Ed and Suzie shortly after they moved to their new home in Cotopaxi, where this photo was taken on their front deck. Before that Ed and Suzie lived a few years in a motor home. We caught up with them when we could wherever they traveled. One time they were camped on some land we owned in Westcliffe, Colorado near Cotopaxi. One night as we camped with them we were visited by a bear sniffing around the vehicles while we were sleeping. That seemed to make the trip for Ed!! He was always one to create some excitement wherever he went. Suzie loved showing us some new jeep trails whenever we visited.

Alan Bagg I met Ed in 1969 at a church we attended in Kenosha, Wisconsin, while he and his family were at New Tribes Mission. We remained best friends until the end. Ed was a prolific letter and postcard writer, keeping me noted of his career moves. I have kept what turns out to be treasure trove of his memos, sketches, notes and letters. Here's a sample.

Harv Hisgen “I lost a friend, a Christian brother, a dependable partner in Association issues, and one with whom I could share life experiences.” - Harv Hisgen, President Pike National Historic Trail Association He did so much to promote Zebulon Pike’s role in American history and to bring to life through his art what Pike and his men experienced.

stephen french Dad is no longer held to our limited dimensions. I wonder what his new name is?

stephen french Take a good rest dad!