Articles written by Debbie Manis

Debbie Manis, Orlando Sentinel|May 30, 2014

Edward "Eddie" Baumgarten would do anything for a laugh. One of his dearest friends, the late Anne Shader, was having an all-women luncheon to celebrate her 65th birthday. Baumgarten didn't want to miss out on her celebration. So, with the help of his friends, the Orlando resident dressed up as a woman and showed up unannounced at the luncheon as cousin "Edwina." "He wasn't afraid to put himself out there," said his son, Barry Baumgarten, 59, of Houston. Eddie Baumgarten died Saturday of...