FWHS mourns loss of ‘icon’

Ed Amaya, school’s only band leader, died Saturday

  • Ed Amaya, Fort White High School’s only band director until his retirement in December, passed away Saturday following an extended illness. He was 61. (FILE)
    Ed Amaya, Fort White High School’s only band director until his retirement in December, passed away Saturday following an extended illness. He was 61. (FILE)

    FORT WHITE — For more than 20 years, Ed Amaya steadily stood on a podium, with a baton in hand, leading musicians in concerts, band performances and musical events.

    Sometimes Amaya even grabbed his tru…