Dr. Charles Henry Edwards Jr., age 87, of Alcoa, passed away at his home on July 19.
Dr. Edwards was born on Sept. 27, 1937, and was married for 67 years to Alice Edwards. He was the father to Paul, Joan, John, and Tom; and he was grandfather to Kate, Clare, and David.
Dr. Edwards was a University of Georgia math professor emeritus who taught at Georgia from 1963-99.
He earned his Ph.D. in 1960 from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and received the Honoratus Medal for sustained excellence in teaching in 1983.
He received the Josiah Meigs Award in 1991 for high achievement in teaching. And he earned the Georgia Regents Award for faculty teaching at a research university.
He was a Sloan Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study and also was a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society for outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics.
He also authored 16 volumes covering 154 editions.
Following his teaching tenure, Dr. Edwards maintained a website offering updates, photos, and other resources for the Latin Mass community in the Diocese of Knoxville. In doing so, Dr. Edwards served as a resource to assist Diocese of Knoxville priests who celebrated Mass in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite.
A funeral Mass for Dr. Edwards was celebrated on July 24 at Holy Ghost Church in Knoxville. Father John Orr, pastor of Holy Ghost, served as the celebrant.
A burial service followed at Calvary Cemetery located in Knoxville.
Masses and prayers for Dr. Henry’s eternal repose were also celebrated and prayed in Germany, Chattanooga, and Johnson City, where Dr. Edward’s tireless work on behalf of the Latin Mass was recognized.
Donations in Dr. Edwards’ memory may be made to the COPD Foundation (www.copdfoundation.org) or to the Arthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org).