Edward J. D'Alba Obituary

We are sad to announce that on July 1, 2018, at the age of 91, Edward J. D'Alba (Paoli, Pennsylvania) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

His high school coach declared, 25 years after Ed's graduation that "lefty" was the best first baseman he had ever coached." He joined the Navy right after high school, and was aboard the first ship that landed in Wakayama and Nagoya, Japan thus witnessing firsthand the destruction of the bombings that ended the war. He was a graduate of Manhattan College. In a writing titled "Me" (A brief autobiography) of seven pages he closes with, "When the final score is tallied, it is my fervent wish that they will say that I played the game of life well." He did! He is survived by several nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces, having been very close to the families of Carolyn and Geoff Hill, Edward and Karen D'Alba. He will be remembered by family as Uncle Ted, Uncle Ed, and by all else as EJ, Lefty, and of course the "Roads Scholar." A celebration of his life will be held at Waynesboro Country Club, Paoli. PA at 11:30 am on July 12th. In lieu of flowers contributions to The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society or the Radnor Conservancy would be appreciated.