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Going <strong>the</strong> distance “I ran five days<br />
a week for 40 years—11 miles in a<br />
Philadelphia snowstorm <strong>on</strong>ce,” Lilly<br />
says. Although he stopped for a while<br />
in his 50s, Lilly has returned to <strong>the</strong><br />
sport and finds it a great way to c<strong>on</strong>trol<br />
stress and stay healthy.<br />
Home away from home The Lillys<br />
travel to <strong>the</strong>ir sec<strong>on</strong>d home in Santa<br />
Fe, N.M., frequently. They love <strong>the</strong><br />
mountains, <strong>the</strong> city’s vibrant art scene<br />
and attending producti<strong>on</strong>s of <strong>the</strong><br />
world-famous Santa Fe Opera. “We<br />
go to <strong>the</strong> opera as many as five times<br />
a seas<strong>on</strong>,” he says. “One of my favorite<br />
memories is of taking my 14-year-old<br />
granddaughter to see backstage at <strong>the</strong><br />
Santa Fe Opera House.”<br />
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Out of necessity… It was need that<br />
drew Lilly to woodworking; it’s passi<strong>on</strong><br />
that keeps him interested. “When you’re<br />
in retail, you d<strong>on</strong>’t make a lot of m<strong>on</strong>ey,<br />
so you make what you need,” he says.<br />
“I’ve been woodworking since early<br />
in our marriage and still find making<br />
something beautiful and functi<strong>on</strong>al out<br />
of nothing very pleasing.”<br />
Outlook Although <strong>the</strong> recessi<strong>on</strong> has<br />
made growing his firm more challenging,<br />
Lilly is a realist. “You have to<br />
live in <strong>the</strong> envir<strong>on</strong>ment that you live<br />
in. I’m <strong>on</strong>e of <strong>the</strong> fortunate few who<br />
have had <strong>the</strong> opportunity to c<strong>on</strong>trol<br />
my own destiny,” he says. “I d<strong>on</strong>’t need<br />
business for fulfillment as much as I<br />
used to. I’m much more driven by <strong>the</strong><br />
process than <strong>the</strong> end result.” BT<br />
➤ Bio in brief<br />
Name Ed Lilly<br />
Company Lilly Management<br />
Group<br />
Title Founder and partner<br />
Locati<strong>on</strong> St. Charles, Ill.<br />
Educati<strong>on</strong> Lilly earned a bachelor’s<br />
degree in business administrati<strong>on</strong><br />
from St. John’s University<br />
in New York<br />
Age 67<br />
Family Lilly and his wife, Nancy,<br />
have been married for 42 years.<br />
They have three children and five<br />
grandchildren.<br />
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