Heritage Foundation founder and former President Ed Feulner was remembered Monday at a memorial service for his commitment to moral seriousness.

Feulner, who passed away on July 18, served as Heritage’s president from 1977 to 2013 and again from May 2017 to January 2018. His Mass of Christian burial took place at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Alexandria, Virginia. Feulner was a practicing Catholic and a graduate of the Jesuit-run Regis University in Denver, Colorado. 

During the service, he was commemorated by grandson William Lown, who shared his experience knowing the conservative legend foremost as a grandfather. 

“Growing up, I had no idea the man, my grandfather, was outside of our family. It wasn’t until I was about 8 years old that I attended Heritage’s New York City Christmas party for the first time, and I had multiple people come up and tell me how much of a legend. … He was only a legend because he would convince my parents to let me stay up late and eat his favorite crinkle [cookie] with him,” Lown recalled........

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