Edward LeMaire

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|10|26}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|1961|2|15|1924|10|26}}

| death_place = near Brussels, Belgium

| resting_place = Greenwood Union Cemetery
Rye, New York, U.S.

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| education = Yale University
University of Nevada

| occupation = Figure skater

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| spouse = {{marriage|Muriel Gerli|1945}}

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Edward LeMaire (October 26, 1924 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and men's singles.

Early life

Edward LeMaire was born on October 26, 1924.{{citation needed |date=June 2025}} His father was a figure skater and his mother was a performer with the Reynolds circus family. At the age of seven, LeMaire skated at an exhibition at the 1932 Winter Olympics. He attended Yale University and graduated from the University of Nevada with a degree in mining engineering in 1952.{{Cite web |url=http://www.usfigureskating.org/Shell.asp?cat=7&id=206&sid=32388 |title=Edward LeMaire |website=U.S. Figure Skating |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201314/http://www.usfigureskating.org/Shell.asp?cat=7&id=206&sid=32388 |archive-date=2007-09-30 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal-u-of-n-grad-among/173709722/ |title=U. of N. Grad Among Dead in Air Crash |date=1961-02-15 |newspaper=Reno Evening Gazette |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2025-06-02}}{{Open access}}

Career

In pairs, LeMaire won the junior title at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1942 and won a bronze medal in senior pairs the following year with Dorothy Goos.{{citation needed |date=June 2025}} Also in 1943, he captured the junior men's national title.

LeMaire was a Navy pilot during World War II.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-floyd-carlisle-secretly-wed-t/173711088/ |title=Floyd Carlisle Secretly Wed to Ad Heiress |date=1945-11-04 |last=Randolph |first=Nancy |newspaper=Daily News |page=24 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2025-06-02}}{{Open access}} He also competed in professional roller skating competitions and was a national champion. He worked as an investment broker. He was a coach for the U.S. skating team.

Personal life

LeMaire married Muriel Gerli in 1945. They had two daughters and a son, Dorinda, Diana and Richard Osborn.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item-lemaire-richard-osborn/173710742/ |title=LeMaire, Richard Osborn |date=1961-02-23 |newspaper=The Daily Item |page=21 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2025-06-02}}{{Open access}} They lived in Rye, New York.

LeMaire was en route to the World Figure Skating Championships on February 15, 1961, when his plane (Sabena Flight 548) crashed near Brussels, Belgium, killing all on board, including the U.S. figure skating team. His 14-year-old son Richard was also killed in the crash. He was buried next to his son at Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item-services-are-held-for-edw/173710583/ |title=Services Are Held for Edward LeMarie |date=1961-03-01 |newspaper=The Daily Item |page=16 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2025-06-02}}{{Open access}}