Edward Phillip Bruch Jr., 85, Peachtree City, died June 11, 2007. He was born Nov. 29, 1921 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He was preceded in death by son, Kimberly Copper Bruch, in 2004. He was a graduate of Asheville School in North Carolina, and attended Kenyon College prior to entering World War II as a pilot in the Civil Air Patrol. He received the Presidential Medal from President Harry S Truman for meritorious achievement. He became an aerobatic pilot participating in many air shows. He had served as president of the Buckeye Retriever Club, and became a National Field Trial Judge. As a trained musician, he played in a Cleveland jazz band for many years and then moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1963. He began a charter sailboat company and owned and operated a marine store for 28 years. Private services were held in Cleveland, Ohio. Survivors include his wife, Devereaux; children, Lynn Bruch Baker, Atlanta, E. P. Bruch III, Boone, N.C., and Marguerite Bruch, Blacksburg, Va.; three stepchildren; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.