driving his Volkswagen home from a meeting of the Quiet Birdmen fraternal organization, with two other officers, when he missed a sharp, unmarked turn and crashed into a ditch in Pearland, Texas, near the Manned Spacecraft Center. Givens died on the way to the hospital and was survived by his wife Ada and their three children. At the time of his death, Givens held the rank of major. He was buried at Quanah Memorial Park in his hometown. See also Fallen Astronaut References Bibliography External links Astronautix biography of Edward Givens 1930 births 1967 deaths People from Quanah, Texas Aviators from Texas University of Oklahoma alumni United States Air Force officers United States Naval Academy alumni Texas A&M University alumni U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni United States Air Force astronauts American test pilots American flight instructors Military personnel from Texas Road incident deaths in Texas