Remarks by Edmund Ford, Sr.

3 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1

Play at 26:11
“While they're coming down, I just want to say a few things. Today is the best day ever. It's my wife's birthday.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
Play at 26:25
“She's 21 years old. 21. All right. They don't get no older than that. Yeah, we've been married for 48 years, been together 52 years. That's not too bad. Congratulations. Not only that, I got my brother right here to read all of this. My eyes are bothering me. I'm going through a few things right now. My oldest sister passed. So I got to leave in the morning and go to New York. Hopefully I can bring her back to Memphis. My other sister, Joyce, she's not doing well either. She's in the hospital. So I'm going through a few changes with my family right now. So I need everybody to just pray for…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
Play at 30:37
“They had some of the best hamburgers, fish, malts, and all. I went to Mitchell Road School, but now when lunchtime came around, that's where we gathered. Then we went back to school. We wasn't supposed to have been leaving school, but we did to just go get that food, okay? And I just want to thank y'all. And we grew up together. all of us, but his mom, dad, the whole family, they were like one. And that's a good thing to say. I'm number 15. I got to go deal with my part of the family, but they were like one. God is good all the time when you just want everybody. And when mama was sick,…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026