James Hermon Edwards
James Hermon Edwards, 90 of Norwalk, CT, passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Sunday March 24, 2024. Born on October 19, 1933, in Washington, D.C., James was the second of three children begotten to Frederick Edwards, Senior and Ethel Aikens Edwards.
He was predeceased by his parents and both of his siblings, Dr. Fred Edwards and Dorothy Edwards Ganie.
James was a longtime member of the Union Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and as a member of the Sanctuary Choir and Men's Chorus.
James is survived by his wife of more than three decades, Gwendolyn Taylor Edwards; his three daughters Anne Edwards Watkins, (Sonny) of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania; Gwendolyn Edwards Payton of Lumberton, New Jersey, and Phyllis Elaine Edwards of Manassas, Virginia; extended family Marcus Taylor and Pastor Estus
Taylor; his close lifelong friend, Victor Ofori of Merrick, Long Island whom he loved like a brother; as well as cousins, nieces, nephews, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. A wake will be held on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, from 10-11 a.m. at the Union Baptist Church, 805 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, Connecticut.
A Celebration of Life Homegoing Service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Union Baptist Church.
Monetary donations can be made to the Union Baptist Church Capital Stewardship Fund in memory of James Hermon Edwards.
DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that more than 540,000 Ford pickup trucks can abruptly downshift to a lower gear and increase the risk of a crash.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted on its website Friday
that it opened the investigation this week after receiving 86 consumer complaints about the problem with the trucks' automatic transmissions.
Investigation documents say the probe covers F-150s from the 2014 model year. The agency is looking into whether those trucks should have been included in previous recalls for the problem.
The complaints allege that the trucks can suddenly shift to a lower gear without warning. Often, the rear wheels locked up, with one consumer telling the agency that his truck downshifted abruptly, causing it to crash into a concrete barrier and another vehicle. Both the pickup driver and the driver of the other vehicle were hurt.
The company said it's working with NHTSA to support the investigation. Ford's F-Series pickups are the top selling vehicles in the U.S.
Certain F-150 pickups from the 2011 and 2012 model years were recalled for the same problem in 2016. Ford later added 2013 models to the recall.