Edward Palamar, age 64, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 in Chester County Hospital. Born on June 25, 1956 in Phoenixville, he was a son of the late Mary (Popovich) and John Palamar.

Ed had a great love for music and was an incredibly talented pianist. At the age of 15 he had a piano solo with the Philadelphia Orchestra under William Smith. He played with the Lukens Band for around 30 years, as well as several other bands, played the piano for Friendship United Methodist Church, in Gumtree and for several years had led the choir at St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, in Mont Clare. Ed arranged and led a jazz band at the Valley Forge Hilton and played the piano in an extensive amount of theatre productions at the Society Hill Playhouse, in Philadelphia, Peoples' Light Theatre, in Malvern and theatres in Atlantic City. To sum up Ed and music: he was quick study who was great with theatre that was involved with many theatre, jazz and classical ensembles.

Ed had a love for wildlife and animals, and enjoyed feeding the "entire population of geese and fox in the West Chester area." He was a true friend and his friends would not have missed him for the world. Ed had such an immense passion for riding his bicycle that there was no place in the world that he felt more free!

Ed is survived by one brother: John, husband of Geraldine Palamar, of Westlake, Ohio; sister-in-law: Carole Palamar, of Delaware; Godchild: Denise Palamar; several nieces and nephews; and close, and lifelong friends: Lisa Cremers, of Pottstown and Bryan Papp, of Cream Ridge, NJ. In addition to his parents, Ed was preceded in death by two brothers: David Palamar and Robert Palamar.

Graveside services will be held privately at the convenience of the family in St. Michael's Cemetery, Mont Clare. Memorial contributions may be made in Ed's name to the Friendship United Methodist Church, 123 E. Friendship Church Road, Coatesville, PA 19320. Arrangements are being handled by the Campbell - Ennis - Klotzbach Funeral Home, Inc., Phoenixville. Condolences may be offered online at www.PhoenixvilleFuneralHome.com.