this undated photo released  by Wachovia Securities shows Benjamin F. Edwards III. Benjamin Edwards III, who presided over A.G. Edwards as it grew from a St. Louis regional brokerage firm into one of the largest in the nation, died Monday April 20, 2009 of prostate cancer. He was 77. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

this undated photo released by Wachovia Securities shows Benjamin F. Edwards III. Benjamin Edwards III, who presided over A.G. Edwards as it grew from a St. Louis regional brokerage firm into one of the largest in the nation, died Monday April 20, 2009 of prostate cancer. He was 77.