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For the 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer's, we partnered with United States Cold Storage to raise funds, support, and awareness for the Alzheimer's Association, setting a goal of $15,000 and doubling it and raising a little over $30,000!

In 2025 United States Cold Storage will support the Camden/Cherry Hill Walk location and set up a new team there for this and future years.

Pop Pop's Story

Ed was a man of many talents – a husband, dad, pop-pop, friend, plumber, carpenter, mechanic, builder, inventor, and much more. Known for his "hands of gold," Ed was the go-to person for all fix-it needs, always ready to help those who came to his door or called him for assistance.

A South Philly native and a simple man, Ed met the love of his life, his childhood sweetheart Agatha, just down the block, and they have been together ever since. Agatha was Ed's main caregiver, supported by their daughter Karen, son-in-law Todd, and their children Bianca, Dominica, and Todd Jr. 

Alzheimer’s disease has stolen much from Ed, as it has from so many others. This cruel illness has taken his dignity, his vast knowledge, and his passion for fixing and building creations and in 2024 it took his life. Ed was a visionary – the kind of man who could see a bike tire and a scrap of metal and imagine a windmill. He once found copper tubing and immediately thought to build a solar panel, which he installed on his rowhome roof. Ed Suez was the first person in South Philadelphia to power his home with wind energy and to use solar-heated water, long before such innovations were common.

Alzheimer’s has taken away Ed’s ability to think independently, to use his creative hands, and to communicate his thoughts verbally. When we lost him in 2024 he was surrounded by the family that cared for him everyday, we prayed, we shared stories and we took the time to remember his life for him.

Agatha, his wife, still lives at home with her Daughter and Son in Law, Todd and Karen, her grandchildren Dominica and Todd and is visited often by her granddaughter Bianca along with her babygirl Aria. She has been diagnosed with Vascular Dementia and her children and grandchildren continue to support the same way they did for Ed. 

We walk and fundraise in honor of Edward Suez because he has honored us, taught us, and inspired us to be creative thinkers. We continue to share the stories he left behind. We walk for not just Alzheimer’s Dementia, but for all other umbrellas Dementia Diseases that impact our family and the families across the world. We pray for all the families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and for the caregivers who provide unwavering support. 

Support our team for the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's®, the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.

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