“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires
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March 17, 2025
Solar Power
by Calvin Johnson
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A guest columnist in the Times Union thinks that solar energy should be implemented by the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) instead of a natural gas plant. He cites a study by the Rocky Mountain Institute to back up his idea that solar is the ideal energy source. He goes on to say that solar is cheaper and cleaner and very reliable, and that JEA leaders are aware of the study but disagree with its conclusions.
I certainly can understand why JEA officials have a problem with the study because most everywhere I read about solar energy, the conclusion is that it is not reliable and certainly not cheaper. I am glad the columnist personally has had good luck with solar energy but that is not the norm. Solar energy may be free but to harness the energy from the sun is not cheap. It simply takes too much land and is unreliable because it does not produce energy when it is dark or cloudy.
The columnist believes that solar roof top panels are a key source of energy for the future. However, I have noticed that most roof top panels are not well placed, which makes them very inefficient, so they do not come close to their potential of harvesting enough energy for the cost involved.
I would agree that solar does have a place in the arsenal of energy sources under the right circumstances, but it is hardly the answer for the JEA to cancel its proposed natural gas plant.
[The home base of this publication is situated in a rural area of North East Florida, which we refer to as Camp Liberty. For the last three years, our energy requirements have been met by solar power. Our operations are entirely independent of the grid. We do, however, maintain a power company meter as a backup. This meter connects to the system via the generator input of the inverter. In the event that our battery levels drop to 20% of their capacity, the generator input seamlessly links to the meter to recharge the batteries. The author's insights regarding roof-mounted panels are accurate and pertinent in terms of cost, origination, and weather conditions. Nevertheless, our consumption from the power company remains nearly nonexistent, and we encounter all the issues mentioned by the author. In addition we experience shading caused by trees we refuse to take down for aesthetic reasons. Should the grid experience brownouts or fail completely, Camp Liberty will continue to operate with only minor adjustments. There is a sense of security in being self-sufficient that justifies the associated costs. Editor]
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The columnist believes that solar roof top panels are a key source of energy for the future. However, I have noticed that most roof top panels are not well placed, which makes them very inefficient, so they do not come close to their potential of harvesting enough energy for the cost involved.
I would agree that solar does have a place in the arsenal of energy sources under the right circumstances, but it is hardly the answer for the JEA to cancel its proposed natural gas plant.
[The home base of this publication is situated in a rural area of North East Florida, which we refer to as Camp Liberty. For the last three years, our energy requirements have been met by solar power. Our operations are entirely independent of the grid. We do, however, maintain a power company meter as a backup. This meter connects to the system via the generator input of the inverter. In the event that our battery levels drop to 20% of their capacity, the generator input seamlessly links to the meter to recharge the batteries. The author's insights regarding roof-mounted panels are accurate and pertinent in terms of cost, origination, and weather conditions. Nevertheless, our consumption from the power company remains nearly nonexistent, and we encounter all the issues mentioned by the author. In addition we experience shading caused by trees we refuse to take down for aesthetic reasons. Should the grid experience brownouts or fail completely, Camp Liberty will continue to operate with only minor adjustments. There is a sense of security in being self-sufficient that justifies the associated costs. Editor]
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March 13, 2025
Once America’s Most Powerful Warship
on its final voyage
By Author CS Bennett
Known the world over as a force to be reckoned with, this sailing man-of-war commanded the respect of many nations over her lifetime in service. Those who acted out in a bad way on the world stage trembled and quickly Bennett Photos sobered up whenever word came through that the mighty Nimitz and her battle group were on the way. This was a warship that projected power, lethality, and might on many levels. For some, her presence was an imposing sight if you were on her bad side. She was also a sign of hope and welcomed relief if you were desperate, oppressed, and in need of liberation.
Admiral Chester Nimitz, the ship’s namesake, was a noted five-star admiral and a prominent and preeminent commander in the Pacific Theater during WWII. His name was befitting of our nation’s premier nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the mid ‘70s. Whenever the Nimitz lifted anchor from Pier 12 at NOB Norfolk, Virginia, and a major world event erupted, it was likely that the nuclear-powered Nimitz and its crew would be sent in to resolve it. With its supporting escort ships and over 90 aircraft on board, it was capable of handling almost any situation. This was a ship that could sail nonstop for over twenty years before it needed its nuclear core replaced. This was a vessel that had the power to wipe an entire city off the map if ordered to.
Whether it sailed the waters of the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the Indian Ocean, or the vast Pacific Ocean, the USS Nimitz CVN-68 made its presence known, and in every situation, it made the difference. Once, while anchored in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, a United States spy ship, lost power and drifted into Cuban waters. Once Fidel Castro made it known that he was going to seize the American spy ship, the call went out to the Nimitz to lift anchor and immediately head toward Cuba. Within minutes, the Nimitz and her escort ships started up their propulsion systems and cleared of the tropical harbor, raced like an angry bat out of Hell, toward Cuba and the American ship in distress.
With strong headwinds, the Nimitz launched several F-14 Tomcat fighter interceptors and F-18 Hornets, all of them racing toward Cuba near warp speed. Several land-based commands were put on high alert as a precaution should Cuba make the mistake of wanting to take on the full might of the American Eagle. Knowing that the BEAR (the Soviet Union) was not coming to their rescue, Cuba, after learning that the Nimitz and her formidable air wing were on the way, allowed wiser heads to prevail that day. They finally allowed an American tugboat to tow the spy ship out of Cuban waters, and the crisis was resolved peacefully. That’s the kind of respect the USS Nimitz got from unfriendly nations. It was at that moment that Nimitz returned to St. Thomas to enjoy several more days of R&R (rest & relaxation).
The Nimitz, her crew, and her escorts served honorably in many conflicts and several international high-stakes crises over her life span. Unfortunately, the ship suffered numerous tragedies and the loss of life among its crew. Through it all, she kept her head high and served her country faithfully. She was even featured in a Hollywood movie titled The Final Countdown, long before the movie Top Gun was introduced to the world. Both films featured the amazing F-14 Tomcat fighter interceptor, the darling of modern American fighter jets. The Nimitz will be decommissioned soon, its proud service to God and Country to be enshrined in the history books going forward, where it will join other great historic ships. Without such vessels, evil regimes would overrun us. Under their tyranny, we would have no freedom, religious or otherwise.
Nimitz leaves behind many memories for those who served aboard her. She also leaves behind a rich and proud legacy. Other American aircraft carriers will find it hard to compete with the storied past of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), but that’s okay. She leaves behind a number of capable Nimitz-class aircraft carriers with names like the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), USS George Washington (CVN-73), USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), and the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77). Because of these floating technological marvels, the world is a better place and safer place. God bless America and her mighty and ever-vigilant naval fleet…
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Admiral Chester Nimitz, the ship’s namesake, was a noted five-star admiral and a prominent and preeminent commander in the Pacific Theater during WWII. His name was befitting of our nation’s premier nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the mid ‘70s. Whenever the Nimitz lifted anchor from Pier 12 at NOB Norfolk, Virginia, and a major world event erupted, it was likely that the nuclear-powered Nimitz and its crew would be sent in to resolve it. With its supporting escort ships and over 90 aircraft on board, it was capable of handling almost any situation. This was a ship that could sail nonstop for over twenty years before it needed its nuclear core replaced. This was a vessel that had the power to wipe an entire city off the map if ordered to.
Whether it sailed the waters of the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the Indian Ocean, or the vast Pacific Ocean, the USS Nimitz CVN-68 made its presence known, and in every situation, it made the difference. Once, while anchored in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, a United States spy ship, lost power and drifted into Cuban waters. Once Fidel Castro made it known that he was going to seize the American spy ship, the call went out to the Nimitz to lift anchor and immediately head toward Cuba. Within minutes, the Nimitz and her escort ships started up their propulsion systems and cleared of the tropical harbor, raced like an angry bat out of Hell, toward Cuba and the American ship in distress.
With strong headwinds, the Nimitz launched several F-14 Tomcat fighter interceptors and F-18 Hornets, all of them racing toward Cuba near warp speed. Several land-based commands were put on high alert as a precaution should Cuba make the mistake of wanting to take on the full might of the American Eagle. Knowing that the BEAR (the Soviet Union) was not coming to their rescue, Cuba, after learning that the Nimitz and her formidable air wing were on the way, allowed wiser heads to prevail that day. They finally allowed an American tugboat to tow the spy ship out of Cuban waters, and the crisis was resolved peacefully. That’s the kind of respect the USS Nimitz got from unfriendly nations. It was at that moment that Nimitz returned to St. Thomas to enjoy several more days of R&R (rest & relaxation).
The Nimitz, her crew, and her escorts served honorably in many conflicts and several international high-stakes crises over her life span. Unfortunately, the ship suffered numerous tragedies and the loss of life among its crew. Through it all, she kept her head high and served her country faithfully. She was even featured in a Hollywood movie titled The Final Countdown, long before the movie Top Gun was introduced to the world. Both films featured the amazing F-14 Tomcat fighter interceptor, the darling of modern American fighter jets. The Nimitz will be decommissioned soon, its proud service to God and Country to be enshrined in the history books going forward, where it will join other great historic ships. Without such vessels, evil regimes would overrun us. Under their tyranny, we would have no freedom, religious or otherwise.
Nimitz leaves behind many memories for those who served aboard her. She also leaves behind a rich and proud legacy. Other American aircraft carriers will find it hard to compete with the storied past of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), but that’s okay. She leaves behind a number of capable Nimitz-class aircraft carriers with names like the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), USS George Washington (CVN-73), USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), and the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77). Because of these floating technological marvels, the world is a better place and safer place. God bless America and her mighty and ever-vigilant naval fleet…
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February 10, 2026
A Tea Party Tribute to HK
With the passing of HK Edgerton on January 18, 2026, the extent of HK’s influence has been revealed. Tributes are being posted on social media from across the country. Clearly, HK had a broad and national following.
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The Saint Augustine Tea Party (SATP) became involved with defending the Confederate veteran monuments located in the Historic District of St. Augustine, Florida within days of the toppling of a Statue of a Confederate Soldier on horseback in Charlottesville Virginia. Communist rioters that first appeared at the campus of the University of Virginia on August 21, 2017, soon spread across the country, but primary in the south.
The oldest veteran memorial in the State of Florida and the monument marking the burial site of General Loring were soon under attack. HK Edgerton became a frequent visitor to St. Augustine.
The SATP was honored to have HK as a featured speaker in 2019. Lance Thate, the SATP Chairman at the time, reported that Mr. Edgerton was the most entertaining speaker the Tea Party ever had. The laughter resounded from the back room of the Village Inn bringing people from the main dining room to look in to see what was going on at the SATP open meeting.
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The SATP was honored to have HK as a featured speaker in 2019. Lance Thate, the SATP Chairman at the time, reported that Mr. Edgerton was the most entertaining speaker the Tea Party ever had. The laughter resounded from the back room of the Village Inn bringing people from the main dining room to look in to see what was going on at the SATP open meeting.
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HK celebrated MLK Day 2020 with a march through the Historic District. SATP member Doug Russo and the SATP Chairman were part of the HK event.
HK also celebrated Independence Day 2020 in St. Augustine. Mr. Edgerton was onboard the Dartmouth when she made her trip into Davis Shores to visit the City of St. Augustine’s Mayor and City Commissioners’ homes.
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HK Edgerton inspired people wherever he chose to present himself. These photos presented here bear testimony to the tireless effort to preserve southern history.
The SATP offer these pictures as a tribute to his efforts in St. Augustine and Palatka, Florida
The SATP offer these pictures as a tribute to his efforts in St. Augustine and Palatka, Florida
On September 9, 2020 the veteran memorial that was placed in the “Plaza de la Constitucion” in 1879 was removed from the Historic District by St. Augustine politicians who supported the cultural war that swept the country during the fake pandemic and the Communist assault of the BLM hysteria.
Though greatly disheartened by the loss in St. Augustine, HK continued his struggle to save history in nearby Palatka. Thanks to HK’s efforts the Confederate Statue still stands in front of the historic courthouse in Putnam County.
Edgerton and TCCR Staff Photos
Edgerton and TCCR Staff Photos
Major General William Wing Loring was a life long resident of St, Augustine. General Loring was a local historic warrior who fought under three flags. He was interred in the public plaza, on land owned by the State of Florida, which was managed by the University of Florida. On August 24, 2020 the University of Florida removed the monument that marked his grave site in the dead of night. The remains of General Loring where relocated, effectively eliminating his memory from public awareness.
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February 3, 2026
Obituary: Ellen Louise Albert
December 8, 1941 – January 5, 2026
Ellen Louise Albert, 84, of St. Augustine, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on January 5, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Ellen was born on December 8, 1941, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Margaret and Oliver J. Brett.
She is survived by her husband, David Heimbold; her beloved children, Kristin (Arthur) Guerra, Monica (Paul) Thiele, Maria (Jason) Ashton, and Joel Albert; her 14 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her stepchildren, Gregory (Gayle) Heimbold, Keith Heimbold (Joanna Wilson), Danielle (William) Sing, Garrett Heimbold, Kristina Heimbold, David Heimbold, and Greta Heimbold; as well as her former husband of 32 years, Robert F. Albert.
December 8, 1941 – January 5, 2026
Ellen Louise Albert, 84, of St. Augustine, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on January 5, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Ellen was born on December 8, 1941, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Margaret and Oliver J. Brett.
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She is survived by her husband, David Heimbold; her beloved children, Kristin (Arthur) Guerra, Monica (Paul) Thiele, Maria (Jason) Ashton, and Joel Albert; her 14 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her stepchildren, Gregory (Gayle) Heimbold, Keith Heimbold (Joanna Wilson), Danielle (William) Sing, Garrett Heimbold, Kristina Heimbold, David Heimbold, and Greta Heimbold; as well as her former husband of 32 years, Robert F. Albert.
Ellen was preceded in death by her sons, Robert Brett Albert, Scott Michael Albert, and Eric Anthony Albert, and by her grandsons, Christopher Adam Evans and Andrew Brendan Evans.
She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother whose life was defined by love, creativity, and faith. A remarkably gifted artist and an accomplished dance performer and instructor, Ellen shared her talents generously, inspiring and uplifting all who had the privilege of learning from her. Her beauty and elegance were evident not only in her appearance but in the grace with which she lived her life.
Above all, she was a woman of deep and abiding faith in the Lord, our Savior. Her spiritual devotion guided her life and brought her peace, even in passing. She firmly believed that death was not an end, but a joyful reunion, and she held fast to the promise that she would one day be reunited with her beloved family in Heaven.
Ellen will be remembered for her warmth, her artistic spirit, her dedication to others, and her unwavering faith. Her legacy lives on through the generations she cherished and the many lives she touched.
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She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother whose life was defined by love, creativity, and faith. A remarkably gifted artist and an accomplished dance performer and instructor, Ellen shared her talents generously, inspiring and uplifting all who had the privilege of learning from her. Her beauty and elegance were evident not only in her appearance but in the grace with which she lived her life.
Above all, she was a woman of deep and abiding faith in the Lord, our Savior. Her spiritual devotion guided her life and brought her peace, even in passing. She firmly believed that death was not an end, but a joyful reunion, and she held fast to the promise that she would one day be reunited with her beloved family in Heaven.
Ellen will be remembered for her warmth, her artistic spirit, her dedication to others, and her unwavering faith. Her legacy lives on through the generations she cherished and the many lives she touched.
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A memorial service was held at St. Johns Family Funeral Home on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
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Ellen’s Tea Party Connection
Ellen will be missed and remembered for her involvement with the Saint Augustine Tea Party (SATP). Ellen attended nearly every meeting the Tea Party ever had with her husband David Heimbold who is a founding member of the SATP. Heimbold was a former Chairman, Treasurer and Media Chairman of the SATP. He currently serves as Treasurer of the St Augustine Tea Party, Inc.
Ellen will be missed and remembered for her involvement with the Saint Augustine Tea Party (SATP). Ellen attended nearly every meeting the Tea Party ever had with her husband David Heimbold who is a founding member of the SATP. Heimbold was a former Chairman, Treasurer and Media Chairman of the SATP. He currently serves as Treasurer of the St Augustine Tea Party, Inc.
Ellen provided proof reading for this publication for over 10 years. Since Thanksgiving the TCCR publication has had to recognize the passing of three beloved members of the SATP and a close associate HK Edgerton. We share Ellen’s belief that we will all meet again in peace and joy.
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January 26, 2026
Naturalized Citizens, The Constitution and Saving the Country
The “Naturalization Oath of Allegiance” is a solemn promise where new citizens renounce foreign allegiances, pledge to support and defend the US Constitution and laws, bear arms or perform national service if required, and take the oath freely, without mental reservation, cementing their commitment to the United States and its Constitution as the final step in becoming a citizen.
Naturalized Citizens are bound by their Oath. Failure to live up to their oath or make false applications makes them subject to de-naturalization.
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Mamdani and Soros are conspicuous naturalized citizens who came to America under false pretenses. They came to destroy America and its Constitution. The US citizenship for Zohran Mamdani and George Soros should be revoked. Their assets seized for liquidated damages and deported to their “Country of Origin”.
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January 20, 2026
OBITUARY:
Harold Kenneth “HK” Edgerton
February 18, 1948 – January 18, 2026
Harold Kenneth “HK” Edgerton
February 18, 1948 – January 18, 2026
Harold Kenneth Edgerton “HK,” 77, went to be with his Lord and Savior and his family and Southern heroes and family on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at the Asheville Veterans Administration Medical Center in Asheville, NC.
He was born in Asheville, NC on February 18, 1948, to Roland Roger Edgerton and Anna B. Edgerton.
Mr. Edgerton is survived by his brothers, Rashad Hasan of Stone Mountain, Georgie, Terry Lee Edgerton and sister Obra Elaine Hall and “Favorite Niece” Danielle Hall, Niece Shykita Hill, Nephews Corey Edgerton and Darius Edgerton, and a host of Great Nieces and Nephews of Asheville, North Carolina.
Mr. Edgerton graduated Asheville High School in 1967 and served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam as Signal Corp Instructor at Fort Monmouth, NJ 1969-1972.
He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1976 with a B.S. While in college, he was Chairman of the Board of the United Way Agency that was responsible for running the Sabathani Community Center in south Minneapolis. He founded the University of Minnesota Black Student Center and served on the Student Regent Board of Directors.
He served as an intern for the Green Giant Company, Customer Service Engineer for International Business Machines (IBM), and later he and his brother Terry Lee owned and operated Edgerton and Edgerton Office Products in Fullerton, California from 1981-1989. He later consulted with APAC, a Fortune 500 company.
He returned to Asheville to serve his hometown in various roles after his retirement including serving as Chairman of the Program Planning and Implementation Committee for the Asheville-Buncombe County Drug Commission, first as Vice President and later as President of the Asheville Branch of the NAACP and conducted a bid for Mayor of the City of Asheville. He received the Citizen of the Year Award.
He was a supporter and leader of youth sports and education, including being a volunteer and founder of the Boys and Girls Golf Team at Shiloh Community Center in Asheville and volunteer coach at Oakley Middle School for girl’s and boys’ basketball. He was a teacher’s aide at Ira B. Jones Elementary School.
He was best known for his Southern civil rights activism. He saw the people of the South being discriminated against and he fought vigorously to support them. He frequently appeared in the news and was featured in an episode of Penn and Teller. He gained international recognition during his Historical March Across Dixie which began in Asheville in 2002 at the now-removed Asheville, NC Vance Monument, and culminated January 26, 2003 in Austin, TX. The March brought attention to the decision by then Governor George W. Bush to remove historic plaques from the Texas Supreme Court Building by marching donned in the uniform of a Confederate Soldier carrying the Confederate Battle Flag.
He was a plaintiff in several lawsuits including against the U.S. Army to prevent the removal of the Reconciliation Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. He authored an Open Letter and Report on his activities for two decades and was a frequent public speaker on Southern History and served as an expert witness in two lawsuits.
He was widely acclaimed for his efforts and received the Key to the City of Carthage, Texas and the Key to the City of Toccoa, Georgia, the Horace L. Hunley Award from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Gen. Robert E. Lee Medal from The Virginia Division, SCV, the Jefferson Davis Medal from the Texas Division, UDC, SC Division SCV, Lifetime Achievement Award, North Carolina Order of Confederate Rose, John F. Harris Award, Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans and others.
He was a member of numerous organizations including Chairman Board of Advisors Emeritus Southern Legal Resource Center, Save Southern Heritage Florida, Founder, Veterans Defending Arlington, Honorary Scots of Austin, Honorary Life Member North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia Orders of the Confederate Rose, Honorary Life Member Jackson Rangers Camp 1917 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Associate Member Abner Baker Chapter 2614 United Daughters of the Confederacy, Honorary Member of Augusta Jane Evans Wilson, Chapter 2640 UDC, and the Judah P. Benjamin Camp 2210, SCV, Honorary Life Member, Longstreet Zollicoffer Camp 87 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Honorary Member Simonton-Wilcox Camp 257 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Honorary Life Member, Zebulon Baird Vance Camp 15, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Honorary Member Maria Baker Lemmon, TN OCR #25, Honorary Life Member, Forest Orphans Camp 1744, Sons of Confederate Veterans Honorary, Camp Commander, Granbury, Texas Brigade Camp 1479 Sons of Confederate Veterans, and Honorary Life Member Bradford Rose Camp 1638 Sons of Confederate Veterans.
He passed away peacefully in his sleep after a prolonged illness arising from the COVID vaccine.
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He was born in Asheville, NC on February 18, 1948, to Roland Roger Edgerton and Anna B. Edgerton.
Mr. Edgerton is survived by his brothers, Rashad Hasan of Stone Mountain, Georgie, Terry Lee Edgerton and sister Obra Elaine Hall and “Favorite Niece” Danielle Hall, Niece Shykita Hill, Nephews Corey Edgerton and Darius Edgerton, and a host of Great Nieces and Nephews of Asheville, North Carolina.
Mr. Edgerton graduated Asheville High School in 1967 and served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam as Signal Corp Instructor at Fort Monmouth, NJ 1969-1972.
He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1976 with a B.S. While in college, he was Chairman of the Board of the United Way Agency that was responsible for running the Sabathani Community Center in south Minneapolis. He founded the University of Minnesota Black Student Center and served on the Student Regent Board of Directors.
He served as an intern for the Green Giant Company, Customer Service Engineer for International Business Machines (IBM), and later he and his brother Terry Lee owned and operated Edgerton and Edgerton Office Products in Fullerton, California from 1981-1989. He later consulted with APAC, a Fortune 500 company.
He returned to Asheville to serve his hometown in various roles after his retirement including serving as Chairman of the Program Planning and Implementation Committee for the Asheville-Buncombe County Drug Commission, first as Vice President and later as President of the Asheville Branch of the NAACP and conducted a bid for Mayor of the City of Asheville. He received the Citizen of the Year Award.
He was a supporter and leader of youth sports and education, including being a volunteer and founder of the Boys and Girls Golf Team at Shiloh Community Center in Asheville and volunteer coach at Oakley Middle School for girl’s and boys’ basketball. He was a teacher’s aide at Ira B. Jones Elementary School.
He was best known for his Southern civil rights activism. He saw the people of the South being discriminated against and he fought vigorously to support them. He frequently appeared in the news and was featured in an episode of Penn and Teller. He gained international recognition during his Historical March Across Dixie which began in Asheville in 2002 at the now-removed Asheville, NC Vance Monument, and culminated January 26, 2003 in Austin, TX. The March brought attention to the decision by then Governor George W. Bush to remove historic plaques from the Texas Supreme Court Building by marching donned in the uniform of a Confederate Soldier carrying the Confederate Battle Flag.
He was a plaintiff in several lawsuits including against the U.S. Army to prevent the removal of the Reconciliation Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. He authored an Open Letter and Report on his activities for two decades and was a frequent public speaker on Southern History and served as an expert witness in two lawsuits.
He was widely acclaimed for his efforts and received the Key to the City of Carthage, Texas and the Key to the City of Toccoa, Georgia, the Horace L. Hunley Award from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Gen. Robert E. Lee Medal from The Virginia Division, SCV, the Jefferson Davis Medal from the Texas Division, UDC, SC Division SCV, Lifetime Achievement Award, North Carolina Order of Confederate Rose, John F. Harris Award, Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans and others.
He was a member of numerous organizations including Chairman Board of Advisors Emeritus Southern Legal Resource Center, Save Southern Heritage Florida, Founder, Veterans Defending Arlington, Honorary Scots of Austin, Honorary Life Member North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia Orders of the Confederate Rose, Honorary Life Member Jackson Rangers Camp 1917 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Associate Member Abner Baker Chapter 2614 United Daughters of the Confederacy, Honorary Member of Augusta Jane Evans Wilson, Chapter 2640 UDC, and the Judah P. Benjamin Camp 2210, SCV, Honorary Life Member, Longstreet Zollicoffer Camp 87 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Honorary Member Simonton-Wilcox Camp 257 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Honorary Life Member, Zebulon Baird Vance Camp 15, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Honorary Member Maria Baker Lemmon, TN OCR #25, Honorary Life Member, Forest Orphans Camp 1744, Sons of Confederate Veterans Honorary, Camp Commander, Granbury, Texas Brigade Camp 1479 Sons of Confederate Veterans, and Honorary Life Member Bradford Rose Camp 1638 Sons of Confederate Veterans.
He passed away peacefully in his sleep after a prolonged illness arising from the COVID vaccine.
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