Ed Repic was
born in Cleveland,
Ohio of
immigrant
parents from
Slovenia. He attended
Catholic
grade school and
high school and
finally entered
the Ohio State
University's Department
of Aerospace Engineering.
Ed had always been fascinated by airplanes
and space and were it not for a high
school football injury, he had planned to
become an Air force pilot and eventually, an
astronaut.
At Ohio State, he me Pat, his wife to be
at a Fraternity/ Sorority exchange dinner.
After Pat's graduation, they were married
and moved to California where Ed went to
work on the space program while Pat went
to work on having a family. They had 4 children
and today their family includes 7 grandchildren
and 2 great grandchildren.
In addition to his Ohio State Aerospace
Engineering degree, Ed graduated from USC
with a Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering
and later, an MBA from Pepperdine
University.
Ed retired from aerospace in 1993 after
32 years in space and landed on Earth in the
Santa Ana Lodge where he moved through
the chairs to become Exalted Ruler in 1998.
After working on many Lodge Committees,
he became active in the District and was
Hoop Shoot Chairman for 9 years and Golf
Chairman for the past 7 years and still continuing
today. The 2 Golf Tournaments Ed
holds each year provide the money needed
to buy T-Shirts and Medals for the Special
Hoop Shoot (part of the special Olympics)
which Ed puts on each March.
He was Esquire to District deputy Stan
Malkin in 2006 and was elected state Vice
President for the Orange Coast District at
the CHEA Convention in San Diego in May
2008. |