Obituary: Edward Franz Armstrong

Edward Franz Armstrong 1958 ~ 2005 Edward Franz Armstrong, age 46, was called home to his Heavenly Father on Friday, 17 June 2005, after suffering complications following surgery. Ed was born 13 September 1958 to David and Iva Armstrong in Long Beach, CA. He grew up in Long Beach and graduated from Lakewood High School in 1976. Active in the LDS Church, he served a mission to Paris, France. After his return, he married Theresa Coltran in the Los Angeles LDS Temple in 1980. During their almost 25 years of marriage, Ed and Teri raised five wonderful children: David Edward Armstrong (23), Kenneth Joshua Roberts (23), Steven Ellis Vest (23), Alissa Michelle Armstrong (21), and Joanna Danielle Armstrong (16). Ed loved sports. He played team sports in high school and in the LDS Church athletic program for many years. He became an avid golfer in recent years. Ed loved to work. He built a distinguished career as an executive in the information technology industry. His most recent position was VP of Engineering at Sorenson Media in Salt Lake City. Ed loved music. At the age of 40, he formed a rock band called Crossroads with several talented musician friends in the Salt Lake area. Over the past several years the band, with Ed as lead singer, has performed at numerous venues, their last performance being just last month at Jordan Landing in West Valley City, Utah. Ed loved his family. He was a devoted and faithful husband to Teri and a loving father to his children. And Ed loved the Lord Jesus Christ. He held many leadership positions in the LDS Church, including bishop of the American Fork 3rd Ward, from which calling he was so unexpectedly released on Friday. He is now serving with equal zeal and enthusiasm on the other side of the veil. Called by some an "impatient doer", Ed worked hard at everything he did, from golf, to his job, to his music, to his family, to his church. He wore big shoes that can never be filled. He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister Aletha Armstrong and survived by his wife, Teri Armstrong, and children and by his brother David Armstrong. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, 25 June 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the American Fork Hillcrest Stake, 165 N. 350 W., American Fork, Utah. Friends may visit 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday at the stake center and on Saturday starting at 12:15 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to a special account set up at Mountain America Credit Union for the benefit of Teri Armstrong.