Timothy Edgar remembered as dedicated public health professor

Timothy Edgar, professor of public health communication at Tufts University’s School of Medicine, died on Jan. 2 after a car crash while he was traveling in India. He was 59 years old.

Edgar had been on a health mission with Unite For Sight, a non-profit that provides eye care to communities around the globe. Early into the planned month-long trip, Edgar passed away after surgery related to his car crash.

Edgar will be remembered for a lifelong dedication to issues surrounding public health, according to colleagues and friends of the late professor. Over a career spanning decades, Edgar is said to have defined his life and his work around a constant need to better his field.

“He had a contagious passion for life,” Executive Director of Save the Nation Mr. Mesganaw Bimrew said. He described how Edgar’s personality, demeanor and “his warm, wonderful smile” made him an unforgettable figure.

Edgar, has been constantly supporting road safety campaigns in Ethiopia that performed by the local NGO called Save the Nation till to the date he passed away.

Edgar, was remembered at the Fifth Global Road Safety Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Memorial Service has been performed for his remembrance.

Rest in Peace