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