Born in Bellaire, Ohio on January 15,1923. He was the son of the late Edward Hepe and Dorothy Miller Hepe.

Mr. Hepe excelled at three sports during his days at Ohio's Bellaire High School, where he earned eight letters in football, baseball and track. Ed won four individual events at an Ohio District Meet in 1942, a feat that has not been equaled to date.

Ed became a combat-decorated World War II Veteran and after military service entered Slippery Rock State College as a 29 year old freshman, married with two young daughters.

As a football player, he set two single game records for Slippery Rock, a 90 yard touchdown return and 142 yards in punt returns. Playing sports and working a full time job on the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift at a strip mine, he earned his undergraduate degree in three years.

His reputation as a basketball official led to his first coaching job at McDonald High School in 1955 where he guided his team to a 99-22 record. In 1959, McDonald became part of the Fort Cherry High School merger and he became the school's basketball coach. He led his team to six consecutive section titles and was named Coach of the Year each of those seasons. His teams also won 65 straight Class B League Games.

The highlight of his coaching career came in 1961 as Fort Cherry won the WPIAL and PIAA Class B Basketball Championships, the first high school in Washington County to win a PIAA Basketball Championship.

Ed was also the first basketball coach in Washington County to be named Class B WPIAL and PIAA Coach-of-the-Year.

Ed's high school coaching career ended at Butler High School where he won several section titles. His overall record was 223-83 for an amazing winning percentage of .729.

As Athletic Director at Butler, he was instrumental in developing the Butler Track Invitational, building it from three to four teams to 25 to 35 teams. It has become one of the most prestigious track events in Western Pennsylvania.

Ed was inducted into the Butler Sports Hall of Fame in 1985 ,the Slippery Rock University Sports Hall of Fame in 1987, and in 2003 to the Washington County Sports Hall of Fame.

He was married to Mary Lape Hepe on June 12,1942, she preceded him in death on November 25,1998.

He is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Warren( Carolyn) of Hendrix of Champagne, Illinois and Mrs. John (Nancy) Daller of Murrysville, Pennsylvania, five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren; one brother Jack Hepe of Burlingame, California, and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife he was preceded in death by three brothers.

Friends and family of Edward Hepe will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc.,124 East North Street, Butler. Pennsylvania on Tuesday July 6,2010 from 2-4 & 7-9 P.M.