The Weekly regrets to report that Ed McKie passed away in his sleep this past weekend from a heart attack.
You may remember McKie from our July 31 cover story, "Metheds to His Madness," detailing McKie's struggle to open a nonprofit foundation in support of recovering addicts in downtown Santa Ana—a dream McKie never got to see come to life.
While there are no details for a memorial service yet, keep watching this space for further information.
Friends of McKie are currently trying to de
On October 1, we reported that Ed McKie passed away from a heart attack in his sleep. We just received word on McKie's memorial service that will take place this Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Memphis Santora in where else but the Artist's Village in downtown Santa Ana.
Organizers ask that donations please be made in McKie's memory to his favorite charity, Mercy House, a Santa Ana-based non-profit founded in 1988 by Father Jerome T. Karcher that focuses on homeless prevention, emergency services and
