Edward (Ed) A. Knapik, 82 years old of Gansevoort, passed away on March 1, 2025, at home with his family after a long illness.
Ed, the oldest of three boys, was born on March 28, 1942, to Edward and Jane Knapik of Schenectady, NY.
Ed enjoyed a long career as a full-time member of the New York Air National Guard, spending 34 years at the Division of Military and Naval Affairs in Latham, NY and the 109th Airlift Wing at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Schenectady.
Ed loved to water ski and was a member of the Jumping Jacks water ski team in Scotia in his youth. Summers were spent at the family camp on Sacandaga Lake. Ed was an avid hunter and outdoorsman, enjoying the company of his many friends at deer hunting camps in the Adirondacks and Catskills. Most of all, Ed loved to do for his children and grandchildren and did so tirelessly his whole life.
Ed is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Margaret Knapik (Pawlowski) who cared for him in the comfort of home till his death; his two sons Kenneth Knapik of Greenwich, NY and Stephen Knapik of Gansevoort; and his 7 grandchildren Kyle, Destiny, Darren, Julia, Kayelee, Spencer and Chase.