Eric Flescher

[Chris Heater]

Sorry to hear the horrible news. My heart sank when I saw he won't make it after it looked like he was going to recover. I'll keep him in my thoughts and prayers and hope the doctors are wrong. God bless

 

[jamesmseitz]

I am sick to my stomache............. He was a friend.... still is and will always be. I just do not have words. I spent hours in a car with him....... Saw the Kirksville MO Tornado with him last year.......... Spent many busted days because of the darn cap..... but those are the days I will now miss.... just sitting there talking about stars..... his coming trip to China................I am just sick

 

[Tony Laubach]

That is very saddening to hear the news... like everyone, I was hopeful that he would pull through. My thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family. I wish there was more that could be said...

 

[Bonnie Frank]

This is most disheartening news. My thoughts and prayers for Eric and his family. May you find comfort and peace.

 

[Brian Stertz]

Very much saddened by this news...have chased with Eric a few times and certainly he enjoyed every facet of the chase...no matter if it was a bust or a score. Certainly he will always be remembered by me as one that was always learning and studying the sky and what it was saying. Great chasers have this character...enough said.

 

[Adam Lucio]

I am very sorry to hear this. Eric was a great guy and we had many great conversations. I wish him and his family the absolute best.

 

[Skip Talbot]

Very sad news. Eric and his family will continue to be in my prayers.

 

[Scott Weberpal]

It hurts to hear this news, and especially that it's happening to a guy who didn't seem to have a single mean bone in his body. Anytime Eric posted about something, he was never negative and was always trying to learn and help others learn.

My prayers and wishes are with Eric and his family, nobody deserves an early exit, especially someone as kind as Eric.

 

[Bob Hartig]

I feel terribly saddened by this news. I, too, will pray and hope for a miracle. Eric is just an all-around decent person, and we swapped a number of emails about carnivorous plants, something we're both very much into. He let me know that the welcome mat was out if I needed a place to stay while I was out chasing. I've been looking forward to meeting him, and I hope, despite the prognosis, that I will yet get to do so.

 

[Dave Gallaher]

Somehow, Eric's posts (which are the only way I know him) remind me of a favorite poem:

Astrometaphysical




by Robert Frost


Lord, I have loved your sky,
Be it said against or for me,
Have loved it clear and high,
Or low and stormy.

Till I have reeled and stumbled
From looking up too much,
And fallen and been humbled
To wear a crutch.

My love for every Heaven
O'er which you, Lord, have lorded,
From number One to Seven
Should be rewarded.

It may not give me hope
That when I am translated
My scalp will in the cope
Be constellated.

But if that seems to tend
To my undue renown,
At least it ought to send
Me up, not down.

.....

 

[Danny Neal]

I would check the announcements every single day to find updates on Eric. I was looking forward to meeting him in person after he got better. Then I signed on today and felt like someone had punched me in the gut. This is terrible. He was so proud of his Kirksville catch last May and was busy compiling a list of chasers that chased it. He was PROUD of that and he seemed like the happiest man on the face of the Earth. It is such a shame to have this happen to a good guy. All hope is not lost. I will be pulling for a miracle and will not accept the news until the very end. I believe in miracles! Get well Eric! We aren't ready to say good bye to you yet.

 

[Thomas Dolmer]

Though I never actually met Eric Flescher, I have frequently read his posts here on Stormtrack.
He seems like a very nice guy with a great insight.
It is impossible not to be touched emotionally reading this sad story.
I hope for a miraculous recovery, and wish all the best for him and his family.

 

[Anthony Silver]

Very tragic news Eric and his family continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. Although I never had the chance to meet Eric in person, we did exchange e-mails a couple years ago and discussed the possibility of partnering up for chases. Sounded like a very knowledgeable, all around great guy. I hope somehow that he's able to beat this illness, and make a full recovery.

 

[Brandon Goforth]

This is terribly sad news. Thoughts and prayers for Eric and his family during this difficult time.

 

[Maggie Kahman]

I too, like alot of people, looked forward to reading updates on Eric's condition. It made me so happy to read that he was doing so well, and now this...i feel an emptiness inside. I didnt know Eric, but from what everyone else has said, he seems like a nice guy. This is terrible news, and im so sorry to hear it. My thoughts and prayers go out to Eric and his family.