Dr. Edward Griffing Lund, Jr. "Ned" of South Dartmouth, died unexpectedly on June 1, 2023 at 85 years old. Ned is survived by his wife, Judith Navas Lund, children Julie Lund Sharpless and her husband Ned, of Chapel Hill, NC; Timothy E. Lund and his wife Sharon, of Needham, MA; and Amy C. Lund, of South Dartmouth, MA and her partner Kelly Moore of Temecula, CA.& He leaves four grandchildren whom he adored, Meegs Lund, Will Sharpless, Erin Lund, and Leigh Sharpless; his sister Dorothy Sager of Palo Alto, CA; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sisters Zoe Allen and Nancy Lund.

Born in 1937 in Providence, RI to Edward Griffing Lund, Sr. and Lois Coffin Lund, he was raised on the campus of Providence Country Day School where his father was headmaster. Ned graduated from Harvard College in 1959 and Yale Medical School in 1963. He married his high school sweetheart Judith Navas in 1960. After serving in the Air Force, he settled in South Dartmouth, MA. He started his own medical practice, later forming Pediatric Associates of New Bedford, caring for multiple generations of children. His special interest was in helping disabled children and he served as Medical Director of the Schwartz Center.

Ned was an avid and skilled sailor, earning many trophies over the years. He captained several boats named Red Squirrel, cruised and raced around Buzzards Bay. He was a long-time member the New Bedford Yacht Club and the Catboat Association. Ned enjoyed singing with the New Bedford Choral Society and the New Bedford Harbor Sea Chantey Chorus. He was active as an officer in the First Unitarian Church of New Bedford. He lovingly worked to keep up the family cottage at Nonquitt and will be fondly remembered driving around town in his yellow convertible VW.

A memorial service is planned. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation in memory of Dr. Edward G. Lund, Jr. to the First Unitarian Church Building Preservation Fund or to the Meeting Street-The Schwartz Center for Children: https://www.meetingstreet.org/our-schools/the-schwartz-school.

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