Submitted by: Todd Nowicki

Nowicki, Zander, Deranek, Cannon-Watson, Scheider, Vargas, Schneider, Cannon

Ed Nowicki: (Arizona Republic 11/20/2001)

Ed Nowicki, 83, of Sun City, Arizona, died peacefully at dawn on November 19, 2001. He was born on July 13, 1918 in South Bend, Indiana where he resided through high school. He graduated from Purdue University, married his beloved Leona on Thanksgiving day of 1941, and worked in military procurement during WW2. Until retiring in 1980 and moving from Dayton, Ohio to Sun City where he was an active member of the Kiwanis club, he had served as executive vice president of the Dayton Progress Company where during a 30 year career, he established systems and procedures still in place today that grew the company into a dominant tool and die manufacturer employing hundreds in the Dayton area. He also administered employee training programs and a significant employee suggestion monetary reward program. Preceded in death by his wife Leona Zander Nowicki, he is survived by sister Loretta Deranek in Minnesota, brother Robert Nowicki in Indiana, son Bruce Nowicki in Ohio, son Lyle Nowicki in Ohio, daughter Di Ann Cannon-Watson in Phoenix, son Jim Nowicki in Indiana, grand children Carrie Nowicki Scheider, Ben Nowicki, Charles Nowicki, Megan Nowicki, Christine Nowicki Vargas, Ted Nowicki, Joel Nowicki, Beth Nowicki Schneider, Jeremy Cannon, Ashlee Cannon, Katie Nowicki, David Nowicki, Ryan Nowicki, Keith Nowicki, Nathan Nowicki, Laura Nowicki, and great grandchildren Hunter Vargas and Giria Vargas. His dedication, wit, energy and caring will be missed by all. Memorial arrangements are pending.