Ed Garber

My condolences to the Garber Family. I was privileged to know and work with Ed for several years and was saddened to hear of his passing. May Hashem give you strength during this difficult time. Becky Ohayon Cohen

My heartfelt condolences to the Garber family. Ed, you have truly been a blessing in my life. Thank you for your friendship, your advice, your support. I will forever miss you, my dear friend. Unfortunately, I cannot attend your service as I am traveling the Middle East with my family.

Ed my good friend and mentor. You were such an inspiration to many of us. A believer in and committed to everything you did. A huge supporter of the notion, "green and growing" and beyond wise in providing your unconditional support through out the journey. My sincere condolences to the Garber family and to all of Ed's students around the globe. You will be missed!

Ed is a legend! I will always be grateful for the inspiration and leadership that Ed provided to all of us as McDonald's grew in Canada. He remains renowned for the standards he set and lived. He set the example and showed the spirit of work hard, work well but never forget to have fun. The lessons that he taught me will always remain. My prayers are with all of Ed's family.

Sending love to the Garber Family - Ed was a very generous and caring man. Fond memories of Ed will live on.

My heartfelt condolences to the Garber family. Ed, you have truly been a blessing in my life. Thank you for your friendship, your advice, your support. I will miss you my dear friend. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend your service as I am in the Middle East with my family.

As a father, leader, mentor and friend, Ed will be remembered. May his name be a blessing and may Hashem give you strength during this difficult time

“May Hashem console you among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem (Ha’makom yenahem etkhem betokh she’ar avelei Tziyonvi’Yerushalayim).”

Ed made a tremendous contribution to the McDonald's System in Canada and world wide. Just as important, Ed was also a great friend over these past 46 years. We were on business trips together but we also traveled together to ski. I remember how he was so excited when he was finally able to parallel ski and not just snow plow and stem turn. I took him golfing and that was a mistake. Ed did not have the patience for the game and he violated every rule and courtesy of the game. He actually said he should take golf lessons so he could take up golf in his retirement. I organized it but when the time came to commit, he changed his mind. He had a few well chosen, but not printable, words for me and the game of golf. I think the reason Ed wanted to golf was so he could dress more outrageously than he normally did. I often told him he dressed like a New York pimp which he did not appreciate and accused me and other people of dressing like Elmer Fudd. Ed fancied himself a "fashion plate" and an excellent dancer. Ed danced at the Christmas parties and no one ever danced more out of rythym to the music than Ed but he enjoyed it. Finally Ed was a very accomplished water skier or so he told me and everyone else who would listen. I will leave his water skiing exploits in the Carribean in 1985 for someone else to discuss, maybe George Cohon. I will miss Ed, his great sense of humor, his compassion and kindness. Most of all I will miss his friendship and his telling me to "f,,koff. I was very fortunate to have Ed as a friend. God Bless Ed and his family.

Deepest sympathy to all of Ed’s family. Thank you for sharing him with us. He truly made a difference to all the McDonald’s family. He will be missed.

Our condolences to the Garber family. How fortunate I was to have had the opportunity to know and work with Ed over the years. There was never a doubt when you were with him you wern’t aware of his love for McDonald’s. Ed was driven, a good listener and always provided good advice. Yes , he could be tough at times, and at the same a good listener . I could always sense how much he appreciated those who work with him and for him. Thank you . God Bless you and your family

We were truly fortunate to have Ed as a friend and mentor, his great spirit will always be with us. We hope the legend lives on in his family. With much love and respect, Sheldon and Judy Kofsky

My heartfelt condolences to all the members of the Garber family. Ed was quite a character. He was a great leader, a decision maker, a friend, a mentor and a good listener. He wasn't always correct but he had a 90% right scorecard. He and his other officer buddies made us all successful. From the beginning we had so much fun, and Ed was often the instigator. There are a thousand crazy stories about Ed. His sense of humour and fair play were unsurpassed. If we made a bad mistake Ed would let us know with a variety of colourful admonitions, but the next day all was forgotten and never discussed again. He valued all his employees from top to bottom. I loved and respected Ed for all he did to inspire and focus our efforts. Rest is peace Ed! You were a gift to all of us. My thoughts and prayers are for your family.

In January 1969. I had just returned from New York and decided to stay in Toronto. A friend called me and told me I just had to meet "these guys from Chicago". I went to the TD Centre where they had leased temporary office space. I was met at the door by Ed who said "you're hired - any girl who would show up wearing a full length mink coat for a job interview is my kind of broad". We remained friends from that day on.

Ed was one of a kind...inspiring, uncompromising, bold and engaging. Many of us grew up as managers then leaders under his guidance and mentoring. Ed demanded you manage your own destiny and was always there to support you. They broke the mold after this one. Truly one of the “McGreats” RIP.

Our heartfelt condolences to the Garber family. Thank you for sharing him with us. He was truly one of a kind. Crusty and tender he loved and was proud of his family and of his McDonald's family. He helped to shape us all. His legacy will live on in our hearts. Thanks for the laughs, the pranks, and the ride Eddie. RIP my friend.

Please accept our condolences for your loss.. Our thoughts and prayers are with your families..

Our most sincere condolences to the Garber family on the passing of a true mensch with a great vision, passion and dedication for his work. We are truly sorry for your loss. Please know that we will always be grateful to him for allowing us to grow in our professional lives. May Ed rest in peace in Gan Eden. Albert & Nicola Levy

Our heartfelt condolences to the GARBER Family. You are all in our hearts and prayers at this very sad time. Sending lots of love and strength to help you through this very difficult time.

Ed from my first part time job interview with you in October 1968 through our many years working together you were an amazing leader, mentor, visionary and friend. Your incredible passion and dedication was always such an inspiration. I think of you as the father of QSC&V. You drove us to always strive for the highest standards of operations execution and being second best was never an option. You had the ability to find, motivate and retain great people and built an amazing team full of loyalty and respect. Through your inspiration and example we worked hard and played hard while having a lot of fun along the way. I had the great privilege of reporting directly to you and while any screw up was always made very clear we could always move on and most importantly I always knew you had my back. You were a pioneer, risk taker and above all a winner who enjoyed so much business and personal success. You will be missed greatly but we also have so many great memories. Rest in peace my friend. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

The word mentor/ tormentor will always be used by those who have had the pleasure, and trauma, of working with you. You will be sadly missed by everyone, but you left us many great memories. My memories include, keeping me and my career in Eastern Canada , corporate trips around the world, Northern Delegation Golf Tournaments, granting me a franchise, and being allowed to mentor both your sons, Larry and Gary. All my memories are fond, Cheers and RIP Ed.

I am so sorry for your loss. I admired Ed as a person who cared about all members of the McFamily. I want to let you know he made a difference in my career by inspiring me to be better. Yvonne and I share our deepest condolences to all of Ed's family and friends. RIP.

Ed will be dearly missed. He was a great mentor and friend to many. I am deeply grateful for the friendship I had with Ed and for all of the wisdom he shared. He was a special man. Thank you to the Garber Family for sharing him with the McFamily. We are all thinking of you during this difficult time.

Our sympathies and condolences to the Garber Family. I am the sister of Ann Sharpe who worked with Ed at McDonald's for years and adored him. She passed in 2004 and he was a rock to her when she was ill. One of a kind - he will be desperately missed by family and friends. We are thinking of you. Kathleen Sharpe (and husband Bill, son Jake).

I am so sorry for your loss.. My thoughts and love are with you now and always... Phyllis Blackman