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After 115 years of service to our valley, the historic Pipeline Bridge connecting Wenatchee and East Wenatchee is being named for William T. Clark, one of the region’s most innovative
KANKAKEE â Edwin âEdâ James Mullady, 94, of Kankakee, died peacefully on Sunday (Dec. 13, 2020) after a short illness. Loving husband, father, son, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather, Ed was a kind man whose life was devoted to preserving the environment, in particular the Kankakee River. In 2009, the Bourbonnais Friendship Festival committee asked him to be the grand marshal of their grand parade. At the time, local writer Mary Ann Kirsch wrote a lovely article about Ed, and she has graciously allowed his family to include portions of it here: âSelecting Ed Mullad...
Dale Bowman Ed Mullady said “croppie” instead of “crappie” when referring to the popular panfish. The quirk made me smile. He died Sunday at 94. In his wake, Mr. Mullady left a hole in Kankakee River conservation. He left untouchable records for outdoors media. He left an extended family that remains active in the outdoors. He left a hole in the hearts of us who love the Kankakee. In reflecting, I realized he was 40 years into his outdoors media career when I started doing the Chicago Sun-Times outdoors column. Yet he took my phone calls every week. He didn’t have to. The late ...