It is with great sadness that we inform you, Eric passed very suddenly on Saturday October 4th. Eric wore many hats within the IWCS, secretary, treasurer, web master and source of many wood specimens for fellow members. He was an active member of the First State Woodturners, an Affiliate Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW). He also judged the woodworking projects at the Harford County Maryland Farm Fair for many years. He recently provided a wood turning demonstration for Harford County 4-H students in March 2025. Eric coordinated the IWCS table at the annual Hearne’s Hardwood (Oxford, Pennsylvania) open house and provided several hand-crafted items for their charity raffle on 26-27 September 2025. A prolific turner, he made many bowls and lidded boxes to display his wood collection. He was the first person the Barnes Arboretum manager would call whenever a tree needed to be removed. Eric would coordinate a group from the First State Woodturners, who would harvest the usable pieces from a felled tree at the arboretum. Eric would turn a large bowl from the rescued wood as a gift to the manager for each tree they saved. Eric would also distribute many of these wood finds to the IWCS specimen producers and to several members around the world.
A proud retired member of the US Army, Eric served overseas in Saudi Arabia and South Korea.