Edward Leo Lussier

Lt. Col. Edward L Lussier, USAF (Ret)

Ed was born in central Massachusetts on July 5, 1935, and died in Marietta, GA, on October 16, 2026, after a short battle with cancer.

After having many dead-end jobs in central Mass, Ed enlisted in the United States Air Force on June 21, 1957; after visiting 17 nations and 34 states, he retired on Sept. 30, 1981. He served as a Squadron Commander in both the USAF and the Royal Air Force, and as an Advisor to both the Royal Saudi Air Force and the Pakistan Air Force.

After retiring, he earned his bachelor’s degree in management from UWF and his MS in Mgt from Troy State. He served as a Mediator for the Okaloosa County Court for seventeen years, served for several years on the Fort Walton Code Enforcement Board, and served as Commodore of the Eglin Yacht Club in 1983.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Martha, and is survived by his son, Mark, and his daughter, Barbara (husband Dan) Smith, three grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at Davis-Watkins Funeral Home, 113 NE Racetrack Road, Fort Walton Beach, on November 4 at 1:00pm, with full military honors. Interment will be at Beal Memorial Cemetery immediately afterward.

He requests that, in lieu of flowers, you donate to your favorite charity in his memory.