Edward A. Mahan, ageΒ 38

Lost to gun violence on October 6, 2016 in Chester, Pennsylvania.

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  • Nickname:
    9 Bonehead!
    2 E dub
    3 E marbs
    13 EddieBoy
    2 E Dog
    1 Ed Lover
    3 EAJ
    3 meatball
    2 Edward Anthony Di Virgilio you were always in Daddy heart. I hope one day we get to meet
    1 Kyle you were always in your Dads πŸ’•
    1 I think of you and I know you struggled. I didn't realize when you were alive how bad
    1 I know you love and cared about us. I was hard on you.. because I wanted our life to be better. Dawn
    1 May you rest in heaven and be free of your pain. God I miss you
  • Number of children:
    3 KEJ
    3 πŸ’πŸ’πŸ’
    1 you cared πŸ’ wish we could of helped.
    1 you were a good person. life was a struggle for you
    1 so sorry you didn't get the help you deserved
    1 you are forever in my heart
    1 always forever for life
  • Personality:
    7 fun to be around
    3 cool asf good guy smh
    1 Respectful, caring, and full of spunk!
    1 damn another n**** gone.. fly high.
    1 Great guy! Kind hearted
    1 great guy
    1 Outgoing, Loyal, Soft spoken, Caring n Big Hearted <3
    2 you didn't realize how much I cared about you. I wish I had more time with you
    1 love you Eddie
    1 My tough guy! You will always be in my heart.
    1 I talk about you alot. just cant believe you didnt make it
    1 you were so strong. love you my angle
    1 Wish i could have my brother back
    2 stood up for his loved ones and what he believed in.
    1 fly eagles fly
    1 2018
    1 They Won
    1 I wish people would think before they take a life. Why???
    1 This needs to stop.. Family's are being destroyed.
    1 Too many people have died and no one should have the right
    1 to destroy our life.. we have the broken heart
    1 What kind of ❀ do you have?
    1 Protective πŸ’ͺ🏽
    1 l πŸ™ so much that i see you again. I miss you my brother.
    1 Never in a million years did i think are life would end like this
    1 you died at 38. Im here having so many regrets.
    1 Stay Strong... your words
    1 Until we meet again
  • Occupation:
    1 Eddie mom lit a candle last night.she is calling everyday. thankyoueveryone
    1 I miss you and think about you everyday. love your sister
    5 i will miss u crazy...gone but never forgotten sleep with the angels my friend...
    1 just feels like a bad dream. it's been a month today. miss you
    2 Happy birthday sweetheart
    1 Happy Birthday little brother. I love you
    1 Merry Christmas your forever in my heart
    1 2 months today and I really miss you
    1 2017 this does,not seem fair. I just wish I could of done more. I'm so broken inside
    1 it's been 3 months today. I feel pain everyday. I really miss you
    2 Eddie I miss you. You are in my heart every day.
    1 5 months and I really miss you. just isn't fair. loveyou
    1 today wasn't a good day. I'm so sorry your not here. 42
    1 mom loves you more then anything in this world
    1 you were taken from us way to soon
    1 Easter is tomorrow. I can't believe your gone.
    1 I know we were not talking . lm sorry and I have so many regrets. I love you my brother
    2 I really do miss you
    1 Happy Easter Eddie
    1 I'll Always Love
    1 6 months today. thinking about you
    1 7 months today you lost your life
    1 Still isnt fair. you sure didnt deserve this
    1 you are forever with me.
    1 8 months today you lost your life. im so sorry you didnt make it
    1 Eddie you are missed. I wish this was a dream
    1 i am sorry this happened
    1 i think about you everyday. one night changed my life forever, why? i wont ever understand this
    1 you are loved and missed by so many people
    1 thinking about you, Christmas: 2017
    1 Jan 2018,, I think about you everyday. I dont know if this year will get easier
    1 I do know your life ended for no reason and we are here left with pain
    1 I hope your at peace and in a better place
    1 im reading your article in the newspaper.. horrible. Your family cares
    1 Happy Easter i πŸ’˜ you.. 2018
    1 Sorry your not here 43
  • Workplace:
    6 JF ALL DAY!
  • Schools attended:
    4 Newcastle middle
    1 love you Eddie, your a soldier. You will never be forgotten. JF Prospect.
    3 Eddie i cant explain the hurt of losing u, but i no you n a better place....
    1 William Penn High School
  • Comments:
    1 you did not deserve to have your life taken
    1 you were a son,father, brother ,uncle
    1 friend and much more. We all live with pain. my life will never be the same
    1 I miss you my brother. I wish the past 8 years were different
    1 please know I always loved you and will forever
    1 I know you loved your family.
    1 you are missed
    1 I am so mad at you for being a hard head. so angry your life was taken.
    1 I'm sorry Eddie
    1 you had a good heart. I don't understand why you.
    1 will I ever see you again?
    1 you were a wonderful person. I'm so sorry if I turned on you.
    1 just angry about a lot of things. miss you more than you will ever know
    1 Always
    1 I still can't believe your gone. I think about you every day my brother
    1 our memories here on earth will be cherished forever. my 1 and only brother
    1 you never know what tomorrow will bring
    1 you left me heatbroken. l would do so many things different.
    1 try to understand why i was this way
    1 you are in my heart everyday. love you my brother
    4 please watch over your sister....she misses you terribly Eddie!
    4 this is for my brother and his memory
    4 love you eddie
    1 dont know how or why. r u watching over me from the sky
    1 i need you more then ever
    1 please my angle watch over all of us
    1 9 months today , im thinking about you so much
    1 i hope i will see you again, always and forever in my heart
    1 10 months today and it sucks, I wish i could have you back
    1 we miss you so much
    1 this just doest seem real and i have to realize
    1 your not coming back. i wish so much i could of talked to you
    1 instead of all the yelling and fighting
    1 wish i could of helped you, i regret alot of things
    1 you know i always cared and loved you, i miss you
    1 today is a sad day , 11 months. you are forever in my heart
    4 1 year today you lost your life and why?
    1 you will never be forgotten and your life mattered to us
    1 RIP Eddie you are forever in our hearts
    1 always remember i love you
    1 nov 30th your birthday, you would be 40 today
    1 im sorry your life ended this way. No person on earth has the right to take a life for nothing
    1 Please God take good care of him. Eddie we love you so much
    1 you took a piece of me with you. until i see you again
    1 l wish i had one day to tell you what i have to say
    1 This disease ruins life. I wish i understood more about it when
    1 you were here. l was so angry at you
    1 l am sorry. l was so hard on you
    1 Because i loved you.
    1 My brother Eddie loved his family.
    1 and i know you had a good heart
    1 you are forever in my heart. Miss you everyday
    1 Someone took your life and we have to suffer . Im sorry. he didn't. deserve this
    1 Why r u on here? So unfair
    1 I hope you watch over him
    1 Thinking of you ❀️
    1 I think about you everyday. I talk about you alot. Sometimes it just helps
    1 There's so much i want to say. I miss you so much. God why did this happen
    1 you will always be with me and never forgotten
    2 l love you everyday of my life. please know how much i miss you
    1 Everyday the people on this site our younger and younger
    1 This is so πŸ˜₯ and why are so many losing thier life
    1 I wish you realize when you take a life. You are also taking ours
    2 I wish on Oct 6th i could of told my brother to never go there
    1 If only we were speaking. THIS has to stop
    1 I lost you so early in life and everyday. i regret not helping you. πŸ’πŸ’
    1 Thinking of you! Your sister misses you so much!
    1 My brother im thinking about you🌸 i wish you were here with us.πŸ’
    1 Why take a life? What did you get out of it. Eddie was murdered for what
    1 Sept 9th 2018 still have a πŸ’” my brother s life mattered. Your forever with me
    1 Im sorry Eddie πŸ’πŸ’ just really miss you
    1 0ct 6th 2018.. Never forgotten. Love you everyday of my life
    1 October 28 2018. 2years without you.
    1 I hope you know how much i miss you
    1 Im sorry your life was taken. You are missed and loved
    1 I ask myself over and over..why? I see your face and. thats all that's left
    1 on a gun memorial website. I will only know your 38 year old face
    1 You were taken and my heart is broken
    1 nov 17th 2018. i am missing you. please watch over us
    1 Thinking about you thanksgiving day. Sorry you're. not. here
    1 I really miss you. 2018
    2 Happy Early Birthday 🎈❀️
    1 Today is your Day🎈🎈🎈. 41 Nov.30th 2018
    1 Wishing you love and happiness. Miss you so muchπŸ’
    1 Happy Birthday Brother
    2 Happy 41st Birthday! Gone but never forgotten!
    1 There are no words for the pain that i feel. Today i think about that a life was taken for nothing.
    1 Merry Christmas im thinking about you. 2018
    1 Im sorry your life was taken from your family. Miss you
    1 Jan 2019. Still can't believe your gone. I think about you everyday. Love you Dawn
    1 Wish we could talk. Wish i could hear your voice.
    1 My heart is broken. Why did this happen.
    1 Mar 3 2019.. Thinking about you today. Miss you so much. Dawn
    1 Mar.24, 19. Everyday your in my heart. l would do anything to make things different. Im so sorry
    1 Please watch over us. Life hasnt been the same. My brother forever with me. πŸ’˜ you
    1 April 1st. Today i think about you. Why your life ended at 38. Today i wish you were here
    2 Today my brother your with me🎈44
    1 No matter what family should stick together
    1 your words to me before you past awayπŸ’πŸ’
    1 Miss you everyday. Think of you everyday. Wish. i could understand why this happen
    1 wish i had a chance to make peace with you.
    1 May 12 2019... Mom is thinking about youπŸ’πŸ’
    1 If your looking down. Pray for him. He is really sick. God i miss you
    1 May 18 2019
    1 Think of you everyday of my life. I wonder if your looking down. I love you. 6-19
    1 Happy 4th of July.🎈 Lots of memories baby brother
    1 wish you were here. i miss you so muchπŸ’œ Dad is sick. J.
    1 My brother i went to see our father.. He is going to see you soon. please watch over me.
    1 I love you with all my heart . Everyday your with me. Dont let him suffer. πŸ’œ
    1 July 17th 2019
    1 You are my blood and that will never change. You made me strong in away i cant explain
    1 My brotherπŸ’œ My Angel. I know your with me.
    1 7 20 2019
    1 I know your with me July 24 2019.πŸ’œ 444
    1 Rip Edward F Mahan🎈7 27 54 πŸ’œ 7 27. 2019
    1 October 6th you are in my heart. Miss you my brother
    1 October 6 2019 our life changed forever
    1 the pain doesn't go away.
    2 You are forever missed and thought about everyday. Im sorry your not here
    2 Thinking of you on the 3rd Anniversary.
    2 Please continue to watch over your sister!
    1 3 years my brothers life was taken. Still no answer or Justice. You deserve more
    1 I love you everyday of my life. I miss you everyday of my life. Wish i could hear your voice
    1 although your not here. you are never forgotten. Your in our hearts
    1 our prayers.. Im sorry your life ended this way.
    1 October 28th 2019.. A day that will forever put a hole in my heart
    1 Why you? There aren't enough words to tell you how much we miss you
    1 Happy Birthday to a brother in heaven..42❀ although we're apart .
    1 your in my ❀.forever with meπŸ˜ͺ
    1 I love you my brotherπŸ˜ͺ.miss you and i know we had some problems. You will always be with me brother
    1 Brother this year and till the day we see each other again.
    1 your forever with me..never fogotten..Jan..2020
    1 I love you my brother I'll see you soon
    1 I miss you my brother. I talk about you everyday. This makes me sick to see a life taken
    1 and nobody had the right to take your life
    1 They also destoyed us..our family
    1 Apr 1..2020 if i had a wish today. lt would be for you to stay
    1 Our life would be different. I love you with all my ❀.45
    1 Happy Easter..2020
    2 You were in my dreams. I’m sorry if I hurt you.
    2 I was really young when we met. If I could go back I would have done things differently
    2 Know that you were always very special to me. Life took us down different paths.
    2 But the love and kindness you showed me I carried always. You will never be forgotten.
    1 June 3 i know you were with us at the beach.444
    1 Im sorry your life was taken. I think of you everyday. I miss you my brother
    1 July 1st..2020. I won't ever forget are camping trips or the beach..🌸..flyhigh my angel
    1 Happy 4th of JulyπŸ’2020
    1 4 years ago. Oct 6 2020. Our family lost. my brother. He is forver in our πŸ’•
    1 you tried to fight and you were πŸ’ͺ.. I miss you and love you everyday of my life
    1 10 /28/20 . Today is a πŸ˜₯ day. Your life was taken. Your life matters. I think about you everyday.
    1 Nov.26.2020. I miss you and i don't understand why our life turned out this way
    1 My brother how i wish you were here. My life has to. go forward but my heart still has pain
    1 Jan 2021 I still can't believe your gone. I keep your memory alive everyday
    1 Miss you everyday of my life.Dawn
    1 Mar 2021..I hope your happy. I πŸ™ life gets easier. The pain never goes away. I miss you. Dawn
    1 April 1 2021. Today I'm thinking of you my angel. I know your looking down
    1 46 it's hard to believe . I miss you so much brother. I'm so sorry your life was taken.
    1 Happy Easter 2021
    1 You are near and with me. l know how much life has changed. Never ever forgotten
    1 My brother how I wish you were here. I miss you
    1 summer of 21
    1 You are with me and I know you see everything πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•. 5 years without you.it makes me sick
    1 How can someone take a life. You are missed every minute of everyday
    1 Happy Birthday. I πŸ’• you with all my heart. You would be 44 today
    1 Thinking of you today and wish i could talk to you ❀️
    1 MerryChistmas 2021
    1 Happy New Year 2022 in heaven
    1 April 1st 2022. If I had a wish today it would be for you to stay..47
    1 I love you with all my ❣️
    1 4 ever in my heart.4ever in my thoughts,.4 ever my brother
    1 Easter 2022.. I love you and never does a day go by that I don't think of you
    1 My brother how it doesn't seem real. I miss you. Love ❀️ you forever.Dawn
    1 June 18 2022
    1 Happy 4th...444.. love you Dawn 2022
    2 Please watch over your sister, today marks 6 years. #444
    2 Thinking of you today! #444
    1 Happy birthday my angel in heaven. Love πŸ’– Dawn
    1 Nov. 30th 2022
    1 Happy New year πŸ’–πŸ’– 2023
    1 I know you were there and I miss you. I love you Dawn..
    1 Happy St Patrick's Day.! Miss you everyday πŸ’• 2023
    1 My brother today 48 and I miss you every minute of everyday
    1 April 1st 2023. I love you πŸ’–πŸ’–
    1 what a horrible day. I know you were looking down and see everything my angel
    1 Happy 4th my brother in heaven..2023
    1 Always with me.444 my angel. 7 years gone from earth..2023
    1 October 28,2023
    1 Happy Birthday πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ my angel in heaven..gone but never forgotten
    1 November 30 2023..my forever 444

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