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E. A. Coe is F. Coe Sherrard, a former United States Navy aviator and career business executive, who is retired and lives in Edinburg, Virginia. A graduate of Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), Coe flew carrier-based logistical support aircraft during the latter years of the Vietnam Conflict, and airborne early warning aircraft as a naval reservist until he retired as a commander in 1991. He was a senior executive in two entertainment companies, including Spirit Cruises and Herschend Family Entertainment (manager of the Dollywood Theme Park). Married to Jean since 1971, Coe has three children and six grandchildren.