Allen Asbury Edmonds, a lobsterman, surfer, sailor, carpenter, boat builder, and motorcycle mechanic, died on Aug. 5 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. The Montauk resident was 69 and died of complications of cancer, which he had for three and a half years.
His most recent job was working for his brother, Billy Edmonds, at the Long Island Kawasaki and Yamaha motorcycle dealership in Hicksville. But even with his varied career, he believed "his most essential work was performed as a father to his sons. He loved, cared for, and guided them through life with intellect, patience, and humor," his wife of 42 years, Stephanie R. Sekora-Edmonds, wrote. "His fortitude and tenacity in these last years speaks to the fiber of the man and the example he wished to set."
Born in Mineola on Feb. 13, 1951, to Asbury Sylvester Edmonds and the former Lisette Louise Leona Lombart, he lived in many places throughout his life, including Manhasset Isle, Port Washington, Brooklyn, Stony Brook, and Henniker, N.H., where he attended New England College and spent much time on the ski slopes. He more recently divided his time between Olsen's Cottages in Montauk and his house in Quogue.
A 1969 graduate of Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington, he enjoyed restoring classic cars, and did painting, repair, and finishing work for high-end Gran Turismo models in the 1970s.
In addition to his wife and his brother, who lives in Upper Brookville, he is survived by two children, William Stuart Edmonds of Littleton, Colo., and Alexander John Edmonds of Quogue, and by two sisters, Louise Edmonds McLoud of Denver and Anna Edmonds Robbins of Freeport, Me.
Mr. Edmonds took pride in babysitting for his nieces, nephews, and other relatives, and loved spending time with "many friends, old and new," his family said.
He was a member of the Methodist Church in East Hampton and Riverhead. The Rev. HyoungDock Yoo from the latter officiated at a graveside service for Mr. Edmonds on Aug. 8 at Fort Hill Cemetery in Montauk. His family has suggested memorial donations to the American Cancer Society, online at cancer.org, as the organization was very helpful to the family in Mr. Edmonds's later years.
