Edward William Hallisey, 76, long time resident of Lodi, passed away in his home Tuesday, April 17, surrounded by his loving wife and daughters.
Ed, also known as Ted by many friends and family, served as a military police officer in Korea and, after returning to the U.S., became an emergency medical technician in Ontario, CA in his younger days.  It was at a hospital here that he met his first, beloved wife, Donna, a nurse. They married in 1967 and had two daughters. Ed graduated from the Highway Patrol Academy in 1966 and began his law enforcement career with the California Highway Patrol. His career transitioned to Alcohol Beverage Control as an investigator in the early 1970s where he served until 1996, when he retired.  After the loss of his first wife Donna in 1986 to brain cancer, he continued raising their two teenage daughters on his own. He was there from prom dress shopping to ensuring boyfriends knew he was in law enforcement.  Seeing both girls safely off to college, Ed married again, having found his cherished second wife Judy, whom he married 1993. Ed also gained two lovely step daughters
Ed was a man who put family first, loved nature, and was an avid fisherman.  He loved a good joke or prank, sushi, celtic music, and a nice plaid shirt.  He was a master of making homemade birthday cards that didn’t always make sense, but made you laugh anyways.
He is survived by his wife Judy, daughters Lori and Michelle, step daughters Stacy and Nikki and 8 grandchildren, Griffin, Hanna, Asher, Jake, Adeline, Natalie, Graham and Alec. A celebration of life will be held at Lodi Lake, in late June.
Family and friends will be contacted with details.  Donations can be made in his honor to Trout Unlimited or The Nature Conservancy.