Eddie was a wonderful husband to Dhalma Villafane, loving father to Juanita, Kristie, Kathy and Edward. He was grandfather to Brian, Vivianne, Nelson, Jon, Kevin, Ana, Iris, Damaris, Hector, step-grandson Christian, and his great-grandchildren Vanessa, Geńesis, Brianna, Gabriel and Miliannie.
Eddie was the youngest of four siblings, born to Ramoń and Hermes Villafane, on July 30th, 1946 in New York, New York.
Eddie spent twenty-six and a half years serving the Coast Guard until his retirement. His last team he directed before his retirement was an elite group called “Legal Detachment 1”. He was the officer in charge, and his team was dedicated to drug law enforcement. With this group he had many drug busts and special ops in Central and South America. His team trained a special police force from Puerto Rico called “Fura” which was in charge of drug law enforcement as well. Eddie received many awards and recognitions.
Eddie was known to help anyone in need. He was a big-hearted man with a beautiful soul. He will be greatly missed and never forgotten.
A friends and family gathering in Eddie’s honor will take place on Saturday October 10th, 2020 located at: 650 Staffordshire Ave, Deltona, FL 32738 at 1:00pm. Committal and final interment services will take place on Thursday October 15, 2020, 12:30pm at Cape Canaveral Cemetery in Mims, Florida.
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