Edward P. Anania died on March 20, 2024, just shy of his 96th birthday, in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was born in 1928 in the great little city of Portsmouth, NH.
Always an athlete, he lettered in football, basketball, track and baseball at Portsmouth High. He continued his athletics during his two years in the Army Security Agency (1946-48), playing baseball on the two good teams at Fort Monmouth, NJ and Vint Hill Farms Station, VA. Again, at the University of Vermont (Burlington, another great city) he lettered in football, and played on the freshmen baseball, basketball and track teams.
Upon graduation from UVM, starting in 1952 he spent the next 38 years at the agency. Work included frequent temporary travel (Cheltenham, Edzel, various German sites, Philippines, Shemya) and two overseas assignments in Misawa, Japan in the late 70’s and Rome, Italy in the late 80’s. He retired in 1990 with 40 years of service. He was a former member of the Phoenix Society.
He was active in agency sporting events, winning multiple agency tennis doubles titles, and competing in the federal government tennis league. He was a tennis umpire for decades, supporting youth tennis and working at many Washington DC area professional tennis events and the US Open in New York. He was later ranked #1 in men’s 75s singles in Maryland by the US Tennis Association.
He became a Life Master in the American Contract Bridge League and was a stalwart for decades in the Friday Night Bridge Group, whose members all came from the agency.
Ed had resided at the Riderwood retirement community since 2018. There will be no funeral services.
