Saying goodbye to a Colonel; family, campus community reflects on life of “Eddie” Elgonitis

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The Wilkes University campus community said goodbye to a longtime Colonel on Jan. 9. Edward Elgonitis, 76, affectionately called Eddie by students, faculty and staff, passed away following an illness. Those who knew Eddie described him as having a “larger than life” personality. Eddie was employed by Wilkes for roughly 40 years first in the maintenance […]

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