| Graduation Year | Class of 1969 |
| Date of Passing | Mar 07, 2013 |
| About | Edward Gordon Swick, 61, Of 6th Street, Zanesville Passed Away Suddenly And Unexpectedly On Thursday, March 7th, 2013. In Keeping with Edward's Wishes, His Body Will Be Cremated And No Services Will Be Held. Friends remember Edward Swick as a giving man with a smile for everyone. He was known as “Fast Eddie” among friends, he was a pretty good basketball player, and he was a regular at Christ’s Table on Sixth Street. What Christ’s Table Executive Director Keely Warden will remember most, though, is Swick’s generous spirit, she said. Just a few days ago, Swick heard Christ’s Table was short on fruit. He told Warden he’d bring her some, and he did, she said. “He always gave back,” she said. “He wasn’t a taker; he was a giver. ... I hope people can see that side of him. Swick, 61, was found about 10:45 a.m. Thursday in the canal under the Sixth Street bridge. He was spotted by a passer-by, who notified police, Zanesville police Lt. Bill Shaw said. The incident is still under investigation, but there were “no obvious signs of trauma,” Shaw said, “no indication at this time there was any kind of foul play.” Details, such as how long Swick was in the water and the official cause of death, will be determined by the autopsy, Shaw said. The area near the canal is rocky with a steep decline down to the water. On Thursday, officials tied ropes around trees for security and used a ladder and a gurney to recover Swick’s body. It is unknown why Swick was in the area, but “right down here at the river’s edge, with the steep riverbank and all the edges, there are all kinds of pitfalls,” Shaw said. Swick was a longtime Zanesville resident. Robert Reed was his ninth-grade math teacher at the former Hancock Junior High School, he said. Reed also knew Swick through the Central Trinity United Methodist Church, he said. “I knew him well. He was likeable; everyone liked him in school,” Reed said. Later on in life, Swick had a barbershop on McIntire Avenue. “I’m so sorry to hear (about his death),” Reed said. “If I could have done anything to prevent that, I would have. ... As far as I was concerned, he was a friend of mine.” |
