REEDVILLE—Edward Lee Norris died suddenly at home in Reedville on June 25, 2026.
Ed was born in Alexandria on January 19, 1936, into a large, loving family of four brothers and one sister: Esmond, Raymond, Alvin, Mildred and Robert.
He is survived by his wife, Joy Jensen Norris of Reedville; his beloved daughter, Stacy Lee Norris of Virginia Beach; and brother-in-law, John Jensen, as well as nieces Carla Jean Ott and Penny Norris.
He attended Mount Vernon High School in Fairfax County, where he excelled as a pitcher and was expected to follow his brother, Bobby, into professional baseball. Injury changed his plans, so after a year working and playing semi-pro ball he enrolled at Chowan College in North Carolina and graduated from East Carolina University, later earning his master’s from the University of Virginia.
After college, Ed served in the Army National Guard and later began his teaching career with Prince William County Public Schools. Ed especially enjoyed teaching the fifth grade and middle school children. He coached baseball, football, basketball and track for years before joining the administration, first at Rippon MS and later at Lake Ridge MS. He always strived to remain close to the students and below the radar with the central office. He often joked that he wanted to be known as “Ed who?” by the school board staff.
Ed loved taking trips on his motorcycle and he and his friends traveled many times all over the country, coast to coast. He introduced Joy and Stacy to his love of travel, particularly camping, as a way to truly see the U.S. He especially loved driving to Alaska, when the road was still unpaved, and numerous trips through the Canadian Rockies. Exploring on their 20-foot AquaSport took them from the Delaware Canal, up the Chesapeake Bay tributaries and even down the Intracoastal Waterway to Florida, camping aboard.
Ed enjoyed anything involving speed. In addition to riding his motorcycle right up until his 90th birthday, he loved driving his Corvette. He also had a real thrill driving 175 MPH at the Richard Petty NASCAR Experience in Charlotte.
Ed was a voracious reader, especially of the Civil War, World War II and biographies of notable figures. He enjoyed discussions with his friends, on any subject, more than any other pastime. Because of Ed’s extensive reading on virtually any topic, he, Joy and Stacy never ran out of conversational material. His love of history was a strong influence on Stacy, who ended up teaching U.S. history. Joy and Ed were together for nearly 65 years. He was a wonderful husband and father to Stacy.
Funeral services were held June 30 in Reedville and interment was July 1 at Mount Comfort Cemetery in Alexandria.
Currie Funeral Home LLC of Kilmarnock handled the arrangements.
