Col. Theodore (Ted) S. Silva (US Army Ret), a long-time resident of Crosslake MN, died on Thursday, Dec 22, 2022 of complications from COVID-19. Ted was born Aug. 26, 1934 in Newton, MA, to his father, Mr. Theodore R. Silva of Provincetown, MA, and mother, Rosemary Scott of Newton. He lived in Quincy, MA with his parents and younger brother Charles until enrolling at Northeastern University in Boston, in 1952, where he majored in English and Journalism. He earned a partial ROTC scholarship while at Northeastern and earned a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army upon his graduation in 1956.