Philanthropist Joan C. Edwards, whose generosity to the city of
Huntington, Marshall University and State of West Virginia will leave
a lasting impression for decades, died about 2 a.m. Sunday at Cabell
Huntington Hospital after a two-year battle with inoperable liver
cancer. She was 87.

Her generosity, combined with that of her late husband, James Edwards,
has benefited too many local organizations to count — and the good
from those contributions runs too deep to measure, many say. Together,
the couple donated more than $65 million to Marshall and the
Huntington community. Her name graces many a building — including the
Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center, the Joan C. Edwards School of
Medicine and Joan C. Edwards Stadium, which is the only Division I
college football stadium named after a woman.

I just thought I would pass along this information to those of you who
didnt already know. Mrs. Edwards was a wonderful woman. She will be
sadly missed.