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Q: I want to know, who was Ed Lund?
Thursday, February 08, 2007 | No comments posted.
That was the question two weeks ago, and despite our best efforts, The World staff was unable to find much information on Ed Lund, the namesake of a Coos Bay park. We asked readers what they knew about the man and the park, and they contributed additional information.
According to readers, Ed Lund, a former resident of Empire, was not only the mayor of Empire, but a port commissioner and a longshoreman.
Betty Mault said her great-uncle, Frank Eckerlein, served with Lund as a seaman on the ship Breakwater in 1905, which docked at the Chandler Hotel. Lund served as mayor of Empire around 1955, she added.
Vicki Webster, who has been researching the history of Coos Bay, said she found information on Lund serving as a commissioner for the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay. Webster said Lund also was the pilot of the tugboat Oregon before he took a commissioner position.
Jerry Stonebraker said he remembers Lund as a kind and even-tempered man, who had the best interests of his community at heart. Stonebraker and Lund served on the board of the Coos Bay Seamen's Center, and the park was named in Lund's honor long after he had died.
“I do remember Ed as a good person and I think it's nice he should be remembered,” Stonebraker said in an e-mail.
According to readers, Ed Lund, a former resident of Empire, was not only the mayor of Empire, but a port commissioner and a longshoreman.
Betty Mault said her great-uncle, Frank Eckerlein, served with Lund as a seaman on the ship Breakwater in 1905, which docked at the Chandler Hotel. Lund served as mayor of Empire around 1955, she added.
Vicki Webster, who has been researching the history of Coos Bay, said she found information on Lund serving as a commissioner for the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay. Webster said Lund also was the pilot of the tugboat Oregon before he took a commissioner position.
Jerry Stonebraker said he remembers Lund as a kind and even-tempered man, who had the best interests of his community at heart. Stonebraker and Lund served on the board of the Coos Bay Seamen's Center, and the park was named in Lund's honor long after he had died.
“I do remember Ed as a good person and I think it's nice he should be remembered,” Stonebraker said in an e-mail.
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