Edwin "Eddie" S. Lanier, Jr. 68 was born in Durham NC, March 5, 1946, the son of the late Edwin S. Lanier Sr. and Nancy Herndon Lanier.
Raised in Chapel Hill in his early years as the son of the UNC-CH registrar, town Mayor and county commissioner. His High School years were in Raleigh graduating from _____________High School in 1964. He then attended Holden Technical Institute (Wake Technical Institute and then worked for Troxler Electronic Laboratories. He later took a position with the NC Department of Labor.