With a heavy heart I sit here, struggling to find the words, and for once they will not come.
On February 3rd, one of our shoforum members, Steve (aka Project89SHO) lost his 19 year old son Eric. His son was driving his Ranger pickup truck home from the base he was posted at and the truck had some mechanical problems. In an effort to repair the problem Eric pulled over to the side of the road, jacked up the truck and was attempting to fix the problem when the jack gave way, falling on top of Eric. The truck crushed him to death.
Eric was married just 8 months ago, his lovely bride and he were expecting a child this coming August. He is also survived by his parents, a sister and many family members who will miss him terribly.
Eric would have been 20 in June. He had been on active duty in the Army since late October with about one year of Army National Guard service prior to going active duty. He had been trained as a wheeled vehicle mechanic and enjoyed it both as his work and as a hobby. After his wife and his cat George, his Ranger pickup was the love of his life. He and his wife were both 2002 graduates of Hazelwood Central High School, Florissant, Missouri.
Preliminary arrangements are as follows:
Visitation is Wednesday evening 4:00 to 9:00 PM at:
Kutis Funeral Home
5255 Lemay Ferry Road
St. Louis, MO 63129-1401
Phone: (314) 894-4500
Funeral services to be held on Thursday (time TBD) at Kutis with interment immediately following at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Steve relayed the sad news to a board that Eric frequented often and I think that you all should read it. Here is the link to the post on Rangerpowersports.com
Even though Steve had just lost his own son, he still cared enough about others to relay a message, that being to always own, carry and use jack stands. Most of the time I could see where they may seem more of a hassle than they are worth, but if they save the life of yoruself or of one you love, they pay for themselves over 100 fold over and the hassle of using them seems a lot less like a hassle. Please people, use your jackstands, if you don't have any, get some.
My sincerest regrets, condolences and prayers go out to Steve, his wife and daughter and to Eric's lovely bride Jenn and child to be as well as the entire family. God hold and keep you all in your time of sorrow.
This is Eric and his wife on their wedding day.
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On February 3rd, one of our shoforum members, Steve (aka Project89SHO) lost his 19 year old son Eric. His son was driving his Ranger pickup truck home from the base he was posted at and the truck had some mechanical problems. In an effort to repair the problem Eric pulled over to the side of the road, jacked up the truck and was attempting to fix the problem when the jack gave way, falling on top of Eric. The truck crushed him to death.
Eric was married just 8 months ago, his lovely bride and he were expecting a child this coming August. He is also survived by his parents, a sister and many family members who will miss him terribly.
Eric would have been 20 in June. He had been on active duty in the Army since late October with about one year of Army National Guard service prior to going active duty. He had been trained as a wheeled vehicle mechanic and enjoyed it both as his work and as a hobby. After his wife and his cat George, his Ranger pickup was the love of his life. He and his wife were both 2002 graduates of Hazelwood Central High School, Florissant, Missouri.
Preliminary arrangements are as follows:
Visitation is Wednesday evening 4:00 to 9:00 PM at:
Kutis Funeral Home
5255 Lemay Ferry Road
St. Louis, MO 63129-1401
Phone: (314) 894-4500
Funeral services to be held on Thursday (time TBD) at Kutis with interment immediately following at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Steve relayed the sad news to a board that Eric frequented often and I think that you all should read it. Here is the link to the post on Rangerpowersports.com
Even though Steve had just lost his own son, he still cared enough about others to relay a message, that being to always own, carry and use jack stands. Most of the time I could see where they may seem more of a hassle than they are worth, but if they save the life of yoruself or of one you love, they pay for themselves over 100 fold over and the hassle of using them seems a lot less like a hassle. Please people, use your jackstands, if you don't have any, get some.
My sincerest regrets, condolences and prayers go out to Steve, his wife and daughter and to Eric's lovely bride Jenn and child to be as well as the entire family. God hold and keep you all in your time of sorrow.
This is Eric and his wife on their wedding day.
