07/08/2024
Not a Newport Ski Company Alumni, but we lost a ski industry legend. I worked for Ed Berghino owner of The Cornice Ski Shop for two years when I lived in Mammoth. Ed was one of those ski legends once you met him, you'd remember him forever.
Here's a testimonial of Ed from his close friend. (Read on)
Farewell old friend. You'll now be in the company of other industry legends in heaven.
I lost one of my best friends for half of my life yesterday. My heart is shattered into a million broken pieces. Eddie was one of my all time favorite people in the world and a world without him is desolate territory. We started as neighbors and became friends. We were polar opposites and yet found so much in common. He yinned and I yanged but we still had so many amazing conversations and great times together. I spent countless times at the house in Mammoth, sometimes 6 times a year and finished the first draft of my novel there. One of my favorite memories was fixing it up together before selling it. It was a bittersweet chapter for him but we had fun picking out tile and paint colors.
Several significant memories are embedded in my mind.
Hundreds of sunsets sitting in the front yard shootin the s**t where Ed would try to pick up every pretty girl that walked by.
The day I took him to the hospital for his Prostate Cancer surgery and the subsequent hard months to follow, but he beat it! A very proud time!
When his sister Vivian died, Ed was crushed, but we got it together and planned her memorial together where I sang her favorite Italian aria.
Going through that and the deaths of his cats Mr Rogers and Me Too were moments when Ed was extremely vulnerable. After Me Too passed, I gave him Tigger for Christmas and I thought Ed might shoot me for that one. Tigger hid under the bed for months, but little by little with Ed’s love, Tigger and he became the best of friends.
I have so many memories racing through my mind right now. The countless nights at Bob’s Big Boy and Twin Dragon.
Christmas morning breakfasts and Panetone. Ed’s blaring of the Mamas & Papas from his car stereo at 7am on several Saturday mornings 🤦♂️ 😂
Endless conversations of his ski shop in Mammoth, several things I cant mention here, the Marines (semper phi!) , Tex’s Sporting Goods, The Banshees at Hollywood High, cars cars and more cars talk, the Vette, the Morgan, his Law practice, his sisters Rose & Viv, his parents Bob and Gilda, his countless high school and Marine buddies (who all seemed to be named Bob or Mike), eggs & cream and polenta , his carpentry days at the studios and the list could go on forever.
He got me through many of my own hard times including the death of my husband.
The thing I will cherish the most is how often he said “i love you”. Especially and ironically in the last several months which have been very very hard.
I loved him like a father, grandfather, brother and best friend and will forever hold him close to my heart.
Today a hummingbird floated in front of me it seemed for an inordinate amount of time and for that I say thanks for the visit Eddie.
Rest now soldier with your family of angels. Love you man. More than you ever knew, but now you do. 💔💔💔
