I post this with a heavy heart after reading of Ed's passing in this morning's Boulder Daily Camera...
Many of you knew Ed, who moved to Colorado in 1999 as a field sales engineer and rose through the ranks at NI to his most recent position as Central-West Regional Sales Manager. I met Ed at one of the first LabVIEW info sessions in Colorado at the Omni Interlocken Hotel in 1999. Ed was a great professional resource to me over years, becoming much more than a vendor representative, but a personal friend.
Please keep Ed's wife, Kim, and their children, James and Quinn, in your thoughts and prayers
Respectfully,
Ron Harmon
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Cross country: Tragedy strikes Peak to Peak community again
Coach Kim McConnell's husband passes away after collapsing during a neighborhood run
By Adam Dunivan
BoCoPreps.com Writer
POSTED: 01/14/2018 06:15:23 PM MST
UPDATED: 01/14/2018 06:15:32 PM MST
Tragedy has struck the Peak to Peak cross country community once again.
Pumas athletic director Peter Chandler confirmed on Sunday night that Ed McConnell, the husband of cross country and track coach Kim McConnell, passed away on Saturday after collapsing while on a neighborhood run in Lafayette.
The news comes just 16 months after Peak to Peak's cross country programs dealt with the untimely passing of junior team captain Brandon Ries, who also collapsed during an in-season competition in September of 2016.
According to Chandler, Ed McConnell was found unresponsive by a neighbor who happened to be a nurse, and that neighbor tried to resuscitate Mr. McConnell and contact emergency services. He was transported to a local hospital where he was declared deceased.
"It's strange and sad to see this same cross country community coming together to grieve once again, and it's just far too soon it seems," said Chandler, who also attends Calvary Bible Church with the McConnell's.
Chandler believed Mr. McConnell to be in his early 50's and while he had no direct relationship with Peak to Peak Charter in an official standing, he was known by the cross country and track teams by association. The McConnell's still have a daughter, Quinn, who attends the school as a junior.
Chandler said there was a large gathering at the McConnell's last night, and many of the Peak to Peak runners and their families were there to give all their support to the family.
"The family's faith is strong," Chandler said. "Kim knows and believes that through her faith she'll get through this.
"The school administration will get together on Tuesday morning to see how we can reach out to the family and to the Peak to Peak community, as well."
