Lloyd Alan Edwards

Lloyd Alan (Al) Edwards, age 85, slipped the surly bonds of Earth for the final time on

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 during an afternoon nap at his home in Whitewater, Colorado.

Born December 21, 1939 in Jerome, Arizona, he was was the son of Lloyd and Elizabeth

Edwards.

Al grew up in Prescott, Arizona, graduating from Prescott High School and subsequently

attended Arizona State University on an Air Force ROTC scholarship, earning a BS degree in

aeronautical engineering. He served in the US Air Force for 20 years before retiring as a Major

in 1982. During his military tenure, and afterwards as a defense contractor, Al danced the skies

on laughter silvered wings in 31 types of aircraft to determine their performance limitations, and

helped design several military aircraft, most notably the F-15A Eagle and F-117 Nighthawk.

However, Al's most notable accomplishment in the military was meeting and marrying Judy

Mercier in Moses Lake,Washington in 1964. They were married for 61 years, and raised two

children together. Following his retirement from the aeronautical world, Al served as the

behind-the-scenes administrative support for Judy's flourishing real estate business.

Al's hobbies included watching baseball, fishing, cooking amazing meals, baking hearty bread,

and presenting his 1957 Chevy Bel Air at local classic car shows. Most days would find him in

his wood shop crafting cherished creations out of exotic woods. During his lifetime, Al

designed and build 5 houses, each unique and artistically fitted to its site.

Al was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd and Elizabeth Edwards, and his sister, Jeanne

Ahern.

Al is survived by his wife Judy Edwards; son William (Dana) Edwards, Whitewater, CO;

daughter Laura Mercier, Grand Junction, CO; and grandchildren Duncan Edwards, Boulder CO;

Jackson Edwards, USAFA, CO; Allison (Chris) Burwell Haynes, Seattle, WA; and Caraline

Burwell, Whitewater, CO.

Memorial Services will be on Friday August 22, 2025 at 10:00 am at the Western Colorado

Veterans Cemetery in Grand Junction, CO.

Please consider making a memorial contribution in Lloyd Edwards' name to local Wreath's

Across America efforts or the Western Colorado Veteran's Cemetery tree planting program.