Michael "Iron Mike" Farnum Eddy

2022, Colonel Eddy was a military leader and educator.

Colonel Eddy held numerous command assignments during his 31 year military career, his last

as an assistant operations officer I-MEF at Camp Pendleton. Colonel Eddy retired from the

Marine Corps Reserve in 1991 after being recalled to active duty and deployed to Operation

Desert Storm. He continued as an administrator with the Grossmont Union High School District

until 1999.

During his retirement he enjoyed staying in contact with his former Marines as well as playing

golf at Warner Hot Springs and Admiral Baker golf courses. While playing at Admiral Baker,

Colonel Eddy scored his first and only “hole in one.”

Colonel Eddy and his wife Marilu enjoyed their second home in La Paz, Mexico and they

traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Always by his side were his two beautiful

yellow labs, Scotch and Bear.

Annually Colonel Eddy joined his friends and rode with the PMP Trail Riders at the famous

Mason Valley Ranch hosted by Don Daley Jr. and his son, Don Daley III.

Colonel Eddy will be remembered for his loyalty to his friends and family and his unique ability

to mentor his fellow Marines and employees to achieve higher positions and success. He was a

man of outstanding character and leadership.

Colonel Eddy was predeceased by his son, Timothy Michael Eddy and his mother, Mildred

Delany Eddy. Survivors include his beautiful and devoted wife, Marilu, and his children, Christine

Bisera-Morales, his two sons, and grandchildren, his sister-in-law Lilia Baca, brother-in-law

Gerardo Baca, and Gerardo’s daughters, Liliann Baca and Ellie Baca.