tFbVIh1eSg- Jeff Darlington December 25, 2019īerteau said there will be a small memorial service in Oxford, Mississippi, where he grew up, and a main service in Atlanta. He’d become one of ESPN’s top college football reporters.Ĭhase your passions… even in the face of risk. But in the wake of Edward Aschoff’s passing, maybe his memory can motivate someone who sees this. I’m a little hesitant to share, so I hope it’s ok. Today is unspeakably sad and I’m devastated for Katy and his family.”ĮSPN reporter Jeff Darlington shared a letter in which Aschoff, then a student at the University of Florida, shared his growing passion for sports writing. “He was was one the most genuine, enthusiastic, personable people I’ve ever and he made the world a better place. “Edward Aschoff was one of my closest friends,” ESPN reporter Kyle Bonagura said. IX5rBtXgHi- Adam Rittenberg December 25, 2019 We should all strive to enjoy life as much as he did. ![]() This is how I’ll remember Ed: Happy, vibrant, fun. I already miss you so much, Ed.”ĮSPN senior writer Adam Rittenberg said he would remember Aschoff as happy and vibrant. “The world lost a light, and we all lost a friend, but more than that, his fiancee lost her soulmate and I pray for her and his family and everyone who loved him to find the strength to move forward. “I will not be able to stop crying for a while,” tweeted ESPN’s Andrea Adelson. VESoFgGVCf- Ryan McGee December 25, 2019 His coworkers tweeted out details about his life as they mourned his loss.Įdward Aschoff was my other little brother and I don’t have the words to fill the hole in my heart tonight. He always put people first – those whose stories he told, and those who had the honor of working alongside him.”Īschoff and Berteau were to be married in New Orleans in April, ESPN said. “For as good of a reporter Ed was, he was an even better person. “Ed was one of the smartest, brightest reporters I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with,” ESPN Executive Editor Lauren Reynolds said. His final assignment was at the Ohio State-Michigan football game in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on November 30. Over the past three seasons, Aschoff reported from campuses across the country for, SportsCenter, SEC Network and ESPN Radio, and worked as a television and radio sideline reporter during college football games, a release from ESPN said. He moved to Los Angeles in 2017 to begin a more expanded national role that included television coverage. my lungs.- Edward Aschoff December 5, 2019Īccording to ESPN, Aschoff started working for as a reporter based in Atlanta. It is unknown whether Aschoff had any underlying health issues.Īnyone ever had multifocal (bilateral) pneumonia in their early 30s as some who never gets sick and has a very good immune system? Asking for two friends. Thanks for putting up with my 5 am coughing fits.” All the soup, tea and delicious meals have kept me from crawling into a corner and crying the days away. But it helps having this sweet angel taking care of you even when she’s risking getting this soul-crushing illness herself. On December 4 he put up an Instagram post where he thanked his fiancee, Katy Berteau, for helping him during an illness. Other tweets said he had a virus for weeks and it “morphed into this monster.” He wrote that he went to the emergency room on December 1 after a flight and started on antibiotics the next day “Anyone ever had multifocal (bilateral) pneumonia in their early 30s as some who never gets sick and has a very good immune system? Asking for two friends … my lungs,” he tweeted on December 5. Earlier this month, Aschoff tweeted that he had pneumonia, even though he was young and had “a very good immune system.” ![]() “Our thoughts are with his loved ones, including his fiancée Katy.”ĮSPN said Aschoff died after a brief illness, without providing specifics. “We are very sorry to have to share the devastating news of the tragic passing of friend and ESPN colleague Edward Aschoff,” ESPN said in a statement. Edward Aschoff, a college football reporter for ESPN, died Tuesday on his 34th birthday, according to ESPN.
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