It is with deep sorrow that I have to inform everyone of Eric’s passing. Eric as many of you may have known suffered from Crohns disease since a teenager. Eric was not feeling well over the weekend and was seen by his Dr on Monday who informed him that he had pneumonia and needed to be hospitalized. Eric hated hospitals since he spent most of his teenage years in them and had to endure multiple surgeries over the years since. He refused to go and was found unconscious and unresponsive by his wife last evening. Eric succumbed to many health issues he was battling at the end of his life; he just found out he had another major illness and we were getting together one day soon so he could tell me what was going on.; as he didn’t want to bring everyone down at Liberty Bell.
Eric was a master modeler and expert flyer, and an example of his last plane his Ultra Bandit “Rivets” is on BV’s website. Eric and I just spent the 4 days of the Liberty Bell Jet Rally together and unfortunately did not get more than one flight on his UB do to engine issues we could not solve at the rally.
Eric was my friend of over 25 years, my boss at GPA for16 years, one of my groomsman and the owner of GPA Hobbies for over 20 years. He is survived by his wife Susan, daughter Elizabeth and hundreds of friends from the hobby.
I will post funeral info and family contact info ASAP