Edward George Burns, age 78, died in his Walpole, Massachusetts home on Sunday, November 23, 2014 surrounded by his family. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts on July 12, 1936, he was the son of the late William and Martha (Collins) Burns. He graduated from Jamaica Plain High School with the class of 1955. He has been a resident of Walpole for the past 50 years moving from Jamaica Plain.