Background
Higgins, Edward Aloysius was born on August 22, 1931 in St. Louis. Son of Edward Aloysius and Elsie (Gummersbach) Higgins.
Higgins, Edward Aloysius was born on August 22, 1931 in St. Louis. Son of Edward Aloysius and Elsie (Gummersbach) Higgins.
Bachelor of Arts, St. Saint Louis University, 1953; Stanford Journalism fellow, Stanford University, 1968-1969.
General assignment reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1953-1967; editorial writer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1967-1984; editor Commentary Page, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1984-1987; assistant editor editorial page, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1986-1987; editor editorial page, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1987-1997; retired, 1997.
Married Mary Suzanne Vallar, May 15, 1954. Children– Nancy Elizabeth, David Francis, Carol Marie.