week. He thought he was catching the flu. He took some Nyquil and went to bed after eating a bowl of chili. At 7 a.m. that next morning, Eddy knocked on his roommate's door and told Vince he was having trouble breathing. Vince said "should I call 911?" Eddy said to Vince, "GO FOR IT." The paramedics were there within two minutes, and Eddy had collapsed onto the floor. He lost consciousness soon thereafter and was pronounced dead at 8:02 a.m. at the ER of Meriter Hospital in Madison. Meningococcemia, Type C, had claimed his sweet sweet life. Eddy lived 20 years, 5 months and 19 days. He and his brother Brett were and are the absolute joy of our lives. We feel half alive without Eddy, and we have to figure out a way to go on. He would want us to even tho' some days we do not even care to go on without his sweet life mixed in with ours. Eddy was 6'3 and 250 lbs at the time of his death. He was our gentle giant, our Eddy bear. Words cannot describe the loss, but he does live on inside our hearts. We do know he was a gift to us from God, and we are so thankful for that. He taught us kindness, humility and humor. Eddy had the driest wit of anyone we've ever met. Thank you for letting us share with you about our beautiful sweet son, Edward Joseph Bailey. We will love