Edward Thomas Fishback

On Sunday night, our loving Dad, Husband and Papa went to sleep after receiving his ritual back scratch and hand rub from his loving wife Sherrie. The following morning, sleeping in his favorite position, with that amused smile on his face, he appeared to have peacefully passed into the hands of our Holy Father. After graduating from Red Bluff High School in 1961, he started working for PG&E when he was 18 years old. Working from the bottom up, over the next 32 years, he became a certified electrician. He continued his education by completing multiple specialized electrical engineering courses. Combined with field experience, he was promoted to Project Manager and supervised a team of electrical and mechanical engineers, mechanics and instrument testers. His team was responsible for starting, testing, repairing, shutting down and re-starting power plants throughout the state of California. Upon retiring at age 52, he worked as a professional consultant. Eventually, he received an offer "too good to pass up" from the California Independent System Operator (CALISO), in Folsom, CA. Ed's legacy will be remembered for his endearing qualities. People naturally gravitated to him as moths to light. He would invite total strangers to sit in an open seat next to him, often providing them with an extra seat cushion or fold out chair. It was often difficult to get Dad to leave social events because he had formed a bond with whomever was lucky enough to cross his path. Most importantly, Ed lived his "Bucket List" by participating in the lives' of his family. He found joy in life by giving his friends and family things that made their lives better; especially his time. When he wasn't attending one of his grandchildren's' celebrations or ball games, he was traveling with his wife, fishing in Canada, or tinkering in the yard happily fulfilling his honey-do list. His genuine smile and loud, distinct laugh could be heard from long distances, as he enjoyed numerous sporting events in which he would often say "that's my grandson or granddaughter out there." He was truly and will always be everyone's' biggest fan. He was always good for a gut-busting one-liner too. When the boys or "small buddies" were younger, he took them on one of his Canadian fishing trips. The two grandsons, nine and twelve, decided to sneak into his hotel room to jump up and down on his bed. As the story goes, he walked out of the shower with no clothes. The boys immediately stopped jumping with eyes "wide as saucers." Ed looked up unexpectedly and said, "What, you've never seen a hard body before?" His grandsons say they've never laughed harder. We're going to miss our beloved Dad, Husband, Papa, mentor and friend beyond measure. We will all do well in life if we just remember the example he set for us all. Preceeded by Frances (Spanfelner) Fishback and George, Fletcher Fishback Survived by Sister Jean Turner, Sherrie (Granma Sherrie), Lisa, Greg (Thomas or "little man"), Paige (PV), Jon (Groover), Kimberly (Bell), Grandchild Brennen, Emily, Nelson, Miles, Nathan, Jacob and Karly. "Bud" "small buddy" "smallest buddy" "littlest buddy" "Little Bell" and "Emster" or simply "Varmints". Rosary on Monday, June 9 at Hoyt Cole, Chapel of Flowers from 5 pm - 7 p.m. - 816 "Walnut St, Red Bluff, CA. Funeral on Tuesday, June 10 at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church at 10 a.m. - 515 Main St. Red Bluff, CA. Celebration of Ed's Life at the Elks Lodge at 1 p.m. - 355 Gilmore Rd, Red Bluff, CA 96080., jUNE 9