We are honored to help celebrate and memorialize the life of Edward Langley, who recently passed, and share this photo and obituary text:

LANGLEY, Edward Joseph, of Somerville, suddenly passed at the age of 48 on June 25, 2019 surrounded by his loved ones. Ed was the beloved son of Barbara A. (Danehy) and Edward J. Langley of Acton. Caring brother of Colleen Thompson and her husband Jeff of MN, and Brian Langley and his wife Erin of VA. Devoted grandson of Marjorie and Edward Joseph Langley of Winthrop, and the late Mary (Gilgun) and Charles Danehy. Proud uncle to Brenden, Payton, Cooper, Kennedy, Matthew, Nora, and Chase. Loving boyfriend to Jen Cardoza of Somerville. Ed is also survived by many caring aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was educated at Acton Boxboro Regional High School and UMass Amherst. He was a Senior Project Manager at Monster. Ed loved life, music, family, Lexi, and his countless close friends whom he treasured greatly.

Visiting Hours will be held from the Keefe Funeral Home, 5 Chestnut St. ARLINGTON, on Saturday from 12pm-3pm, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. A Prayer Service will be held at 2pm. Interment will be private.

Memorial donations may be made in Ed’s memory to the Mocking Bird Foundation or Happy Trails Pet Rescue. For directions, or to leave a message of condolence, please visit www.keefefuneralhome.com.

The Mockingbird Foundation is an all-volunteer, fan-founded and -managed 501c3 supporting music education for children. It is the leading provider of historical information about Phish and its music, having cultivated intellectual property through phish.net since 1994. A leading grantmaker in music education for children, the Foundation has now made 413 grants in all 50 states, totaling more than $1.4M. Funds for grants are generated through donations from a loyal base of fans, as well as through books, recordings, artwork, merchandise, and special events. The Foundation has been operated entirely by volunteer fans of the band, without any salaries or paid staff, since its inception in 1996.