<<   VIII-o-3, IX-d Edward John (1961 - )  >> Edward John (Ed) trouwde drie keer. De eerste keer met Bonnie Lee Fyan, dochter van William James Fyan en Elaine Marion Crum. Bonnie Lee had toen al een kind, dit heeft als eerste achternaam Fyan en daarna vroeger ook Montizaan (maar na de scheiding niet meer?). Na de scheiding trouwde Ed met Deborah Anne Tomlin. Via internet kwam ik op het spoor van ene Deborah Tomlin-Montizaan, die in Florida promotie maakte tot "correctional officer", ze werkte toen bij de South Miami-Dade County Day Care Facilities. Uit dit tweede huwelijk werd 1 zoon geboren, en ergens daarna moet ook het tweede huwelijk zijn ontbonden, want volgens zijn neef Kris trouwde Edward in februari 1999 opnieuw met Catrine (Kathy), uit een Spaanstalige familie. In 2000 kwam Ed breed uitgemeten in het Amerikaanse nieuws omdat hij in het kader van The Great Smoke-out (anti-rookcampagne van de Amerikaanse Cancer Society) na 25 jaar was gestopt met roken. Bij die gelegenheid werd gemeld dat hij politie-agent was, verbonden aan de Barbara Goleman High School in Miami, Florida, als "resource officer" , dat hij vader was, en dat zijn vrouw een nieuwe 'baby girl' verwachtte. Dat dochtertje heet Kayla. Inmiddels (2023) is Kayla 22. Edward woont met Kathy in Homestead, Florida.

2000/11/16 American Cancer Society
Edward Montizaan, a police officer from Miami, Fla., was recognized by Mourning for his decision to quit smoking today. Montizaan, who has tried unsuccessfully to quit cold turkey several times, made the decision to quit with the help of nicotine gum when his doctor told him he should stop smoking, as there was evidence that he eventually might be diagnosed with emphysema. "I have been smoking for the past 25 years, and never thought my health would actually be affected," Montizaan says. "When I think about my life, about what is important to me, I know that I want to stay healthy. Smoking is not going to improve my health."

HealthAtoZ.com
OK, so quitting smoking is tough. Although most people who want to quit eventually do, it often takes multiple attempts. Edward Montizaan, a 39-year-old police officer in Florida, who has made the commitment to quit, confesses that he's tried quitting "cold turkey" dozens of times without success.
Montizaan has been smoking since he was 14. A year ago, he got a renewed resolve to kick the habit for good when his physician warned that if he didn't stop smoking, he would eventually be diagnosed with emphysema - a lung disease that is mostly considered "a smoker's disease."
"I realized I had only one real option. I had to quit smoking," says Montizaan, who was profiled in the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout campaign.
Along with helping adults to quit smoking, the Great American Smokeout is focusing on helping children and teenagers understand why they should never start. The American Cancer Society says that more than 88 percent of current adult smokers started before they were 18 years old.
To get out the message, Montizaan decided to sign a pledge card and commit to quit in front of his colleagues and students at the Barbara Goleman High School in Miami, Fla., where he works as a resource officer.
"I want to set a good example for the students and warn them about the dangers of nicotine. How can I chastise students for smoking if I can't even control my own bad habit?" Montizaan says.
Montizaan knows that quitting won't be easy. He believes his family will help keep him focused and stay quit. "I not only want to quit for myself but also for my family. I am a father with a new baby girl on the way," he says. "Quitting smoking is one of the most responsible things that I can do as a parent."