EDWARD W. WINN

Edward Wilkins Winn, 85, of Winchester, Virginia, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at The

Willows.

Mr. Winn was born in 1924 in Virgilina, Virginia, the son of the late Norman G. And Dora V.

Winn. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, after which be became a civil servant

for the Navy, working with nuclear submarine logistics. Before he retired in 1984, he received

numerous citations for meritorious achievement for his contributions to the fleet ballistic missile

program. He was revered as a mentor by his colleagues, a patriarch by his family, and paid for

the education of numerous nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Executive Committee

Institute for Government and Public Policy at Shenandoah University.

Surviving are nine nieces and nephews, Charles Edward Winn of Goode, Virginia, Constance

Winn Embrey of Manassas, Virginia, Linda Wagner Thurman of Middleburg, Ohio, Joyce

Thomas Horner, Dwight Thomas, and Deborah Thomas Saylor, all of Parma Heights, Ohio,

Gregory Vance Winn of Richmond, Virginia, Ann Winn Butler of Aldie, Virginia and Andrea

Winn Hale of Richmond, Virginia, and their families, including many cousins and close friends.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Hilda G. Winn Thomas, and two brothers, Norman G.

Winn, Jr. and Donald Vance Winn.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Friday at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst

Chapel with Reverend Steve Melester officiating. Interment will be in Amherst, Virginia.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Institute of Government and Public Policy of

Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia 22601.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service, from 1:00 to

2:00 p.m.

Please view obituaries and tribute wall at www.ompsfuneralhome.com.