Meet Edwin Stalzer Janet & Chuck Cheeseman and Ed and Carol at gala see more The author and wife Carol at Ed's 70th birthday party

A survivor of World War II, seven grueling years in Austrian refugee camps, and the gang wars of Brooklyn’s 1950’s, Edwin Stalzer and his wife, Carol, now live the American Dream in Charlottesville, Virginia, the home of Thomas Jefferson. Ed Stalzer is the President Emeritus of Virginia Electronic Components Patriot's Day 9/11/2011 Lake George, New York 1974

Their oldest son, Steven, his wife Valerie, and their daughter Rosa and son Thomas  live in MA. David, the younger son, is a pilot for United Airlines.  He, his wife Eleni, and daughters Amanda and Abigail, live in New York.