Edwin V. “Win” Apel, Jr.

Michael Mobbs writes:

Hi, just a note to let you know that Win Apel died on November 28, 2011.  He entered Yale with us as Class of ’71, took a year abroad, and actually graduated in 1972. . . .

Win was a great guy.  He battled a terminal brain cancer for a year and met death with an admirable humor and calm—no doubt derived from his strong religious faith.  Very sad to see this vital and relatively young life cut short, though he would not say so if he were here.

Mike

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From Win’s obituary (pdf of full text is here):

Edwin V. “Win” Apel Jr.

September 10, 1949—November 28, 2011

Win Apel,  62, of Winston-Salem, NC, and formerly of Berkeley Heights, NJ, Boise, ID and Oil City, PA died Monday, November 28, 2011 at Wake Forest University Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, NC after a year-long bout with his brain tumor.

Win was born September 10, 1949 in Oil City, PA, the son of Edwin V. Apel, Sr. and Marian L. Myers Apel. On October 27, 1973 in Kane, PA he married Mary Loretta “Lorrie” Marconi.In 1967, he graduated valedictorian of Cranberry High School. He then graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Philosophy in 1972. In 1977, he graduated from the University of Idaho School of Law. He was an attorney in the U.S. Courts in Boise, ID from 1977 to 1978, then for Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley law firm from 1978 to 1990. From 1990 to 2008, he was an attorney for Morrison Knudson & Washington Group International in Boise. He was the General Counsel for Weeks Marine in Cranford, NJ from 2008 until 2011.

Win ran marathons in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and on all seven continents. In total, Win ran 76 marathons. He was an extensive world traveler, having visited over 35 foreign countries. He was also an avid amateur photographer and classic car enthusiast.

He is survived by his wife Lorrie Apel, of Winston-Salem, NC and his father, Edwin V. Apel, Sr. of Sligo, PA. Also surviving are his three sons, Dr. Edwin V. “Trey” (Jessica) Apel III of Concord, CA, Dr.Peter J. (Franny) Apel of Winston-Salem, NC and LTJG Brian T. Apel, USN of Bremerton, WA. He is also survived by his brother, Scott (Linda) Apel of Knox, PA, his sister, Dara (Jeff) Sterling of Warren, PA. He has three grandchildren, Sydney, Edwin V. “Jack” Apel, IV and Cole. He was preceded in death by his mother earlier this year and a brother Mark David Apel in 1956.