Edward Di Gangi was adopted at birth in New York City. An only child, he made no effort to explore his heredity until, at age 69, a visit to a cemetery where members of his adoptive mother's family were buried stirred his interest.
Shortly after that visit, Ed embarked upon a search to trace his roots, a journey which ultimately led to reunion with maternal and paternal half-brothers, first cousins , nieces and nephews. Sadly, Genevieve, his first mother, had passed three years prior to Ed beginning his search.
Ed's meticulous research has yielded two books, The Gift Best Given: A Memoir published in May of 2020 and Gliding Through Goodbye (June 2025)
Ed and his wife, Linda, live in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Their son, James and his wife, Renee, live in nearby Durham.