Editing Ed Roth (section)

==Personal life==
Roth was married four times.  His fourth wife, Ilene, lives in [[Manti, Utah]], where Roth spent the final years of his life.  Roth joined [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in 1974. He shaved off his goatee and was heavily involved in social work through the church. His brother Gordon also became a Latter-day Saint.<ref name= Ganahlp9 >Ganahl, p. 9.</ref>

At a 1999 lecture given at [[Brigham Young University]]'s [[Brigham Young University Museum of Art|Museum of Art]], Roth shared some lessons he had learned in life: "accept criticism; if you can't do it get help; you don't need fancy tools or a fancy garage; and if you fulfill your duty Heavenly Father will bless you in what you do."<ref>"[http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/4120 Hot rod king gives lecture at Museum of Art]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}," ''[[The Universe (BYU)|The Daily Universe]]'': 5 Apr 1999. Accessed 25 Nov 2012.</ref>

Roth died of a heart attack on April 4, 2001, at the age of 69.

Since his death, the official Rat Fink Reunion has been held in Manti the first weekend in June. The museum that Ilene Roth created to honor her late husband includes displays of Roth's art work and other memorabilia.  Roth's son Darryl has been working on collecting and displaying his father's work.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | last = Jackson
  | first = Nate
  | title = Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, creator of Rat Fink: A son remembers
  | journal = [[Los Angeles Times]]
  | date = December 27, 2011
  | url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-big-daddy-20111227,0,4747407.story
  | access-date = January 19, 2011}}</ref>