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Lyons is retired from Duplantis Truck Lines, Quality Shipyards, and Benton Casing Services, all companies in Houma of which he was a part-owner. He has served on the boards of Terrebonne General Hospital, the Terrebonne Parish Library, Louisiana Energy Power Authority, Florida Parishes Retirement District, and Saint Tammany Parish Events District.

Lyons is retired from Duplantis Truck Lines, Quality Shipyards, and Benton Casing Services, all companies in Houma of which he was a part-owner. He has served on the boards of Terrebonne General Hospital, the Terrebonne Parish Library, Louisiana Energy Power Authority, Florida Parishes Retirement District, and Saint Tammany Parish Events District.

Lyons was married to the former Joan Ortego 1932-2014). Their children are Edward, Jr., Thomas L. "Tommy", Jeff, Lesley, and Ben Lyons.<ref>Suzanne Le Breton, [http://thesttammanynews.com/articles/2009/10/20/news/doc4ada2a242db65747573703.txt "Lyons named interim mayor for Mandeville"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717033956/http://thesttammanynews.com/articles/2009/10/20/news/doc4ada2a242db65747573703.txt |date=July 17, 2011 }} in ''St. Tammany News'', October 18, 2009  (Vol. 5 No. 21), pp. 1A, 6A (accessed October 20, 2009). Other finalists for the position of interim mayor were Ray Baas, Clayton Borne, Adolph Ringen, Christina Rukavina, and Glen Runyon; eliminated in the first round were Clifford Bergeron, Stephen Fisher, Phillip Lynch, Leah Martin, Wayne Morgan, Robert Newell, and Maurice Prevost.</ref> Growing up in Houma, Lyons was the first member of his family to have English as  his native   language.<ref>Cindy Chang, [http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/10/post_71.html ,"Fresh breeze invigorates Mandeville City Hall", ''Times-Picayune'', 2009 October 25, Metro Edition, pp. A1, A14.</ref>​

Lyons was married to the former Joan Ortego 1932-2014). Their children are Edward, Jr., Thomas L. "Tommy", Jeff, Lesley, and Ben Lyons.<ref>Suzanne Le Breton, [http://thesttammanynews.com/articles/2009/10/20/news/doc4ada2a242db65747573703.txt "Lyons named interim mayor for Mandeville"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717033956/http://thesttammanynews.com/articles/2009/10/20/news/doc4ada2a242db65747573703.txt |date=July 17, 2011 }} in ''St. Tammany News'', October 18, 2009  (Vol. 5 No. 21), pp. 1A, 6A (accessed October 20, 2009). Other finalists for the position of interim mayor were Ray Baas, Clayton Borne, Adolph Ringen, Christina Rukavina, and Glen Runyon; eliminated in the first round were Clifford Bergeron, Stephen Fisher, Phillip Lynch, Leah Martin, Wayne Morgan, Robert Newell, and Maurice Prevost.</ref> Growing up in Houma, Lyons was the first member of his family to have English as  his native language.<ref>Cindy Chang, [http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/10/post_71.html ,"Fresh breeze invigorates Mandeville City Hall", ''Times-Picayune'', 2009 October 25, Metro Edition, pp. A1, A14.</ref>​

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Lyons is known for his dancing, singing, and storytelling. Often, when given a mere word or topic, he can immediately recall a story from the 1940s in vivid detail.​ On February 1, 2014, he  was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.<ref>"Who's famous?", ''Bossier Press-Tribune'', October 2, 2013.</ref>​

Lyons is known for his dancing, singing, and storytelling. Often, when given a mere word or topic, he can immediately recall a story from the 1940s in vivid detail.​ On February 1, 2014, he  was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.<ref>"Who's famous?", ''Bossier Press-Tribune'', October 2, 2013.</ref>​