
ASU remembers
Edgar Lawrence Korrick
Established a Professorship Endowment for the School of Earth and Space Exploration

March 3, 2018
Edgar (Ed) Lawrence Korrick, 92, passed away on March 3, 2018. Ed graduated from Stanford University in 1948 with a B.A. in Economics having interrupted his studies from 1943-1946 to serve in the U.S. Air Force . He began his career working in the family-owned department store, Korrick's, and then moved on to become a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley until his retirement at age 72. He served ten years as a Phoenix city councilman and Vice-Mayor. As an appointee to the Phoenix Aviation Advisory Board from 1987-1994, he participated in the construction of Terminal 4 at Sky Harbor. It was an enormous source of pride to him, as was the Native American art chosen to showcase Arizona's cultural heritage. Ed's abiding interest in public education and his devotion to ASU resulted in he and his wife establishing a professorship endowment for ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration. He is survived by his wife, Helen, three daughters and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held March 9 at Sinai Mortuary, 4538 N. 16th St., Phoenix, AZ 85016. Interment followed at Beth Israel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a gift to your favorite charity. (Source: ASU Foundation)