News - Oct 9, 2008

IN MEMORIAM: Edward Wike Sutton '57

Dr. Edward (Ed) Wike Sutton, of Fresno, California, died September 20, 2008, due to complications following heart bypass surgery. He was seventy-three years old.

Born in Sylva, North Carolina, Ed graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1957 as a member of the first undergraduate class of Morehead Scholars. At UNC, Ed was a student-athlete, lettering in basketball, football, and track. His athletic talent took him to the NFL, where he played on the 1961 Green Bay Packers World Championship team. In 1962, Ed earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis. He had a long and successful medical career in California, and will be remembered for his gregarious personality and his dedication to his family and patients.

Ed was loved and admired by many, and is survived by a host of family and friends. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Cullowhee United Methodist Church in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

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