On March 1, the ASKC lost one of their long term members, Dr. Eric Flescher to an ongoing illness.

Our club president, Joseph Wright sent the following to the membership:

Dear Friends:

Eric Flescher passed away this morning. I have included the message
from his wife, Sue-Ellen, with the details.

Joe

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Dear Joseph,

It is with great sadness that I let you know that Eric passed away this morning. The funeral service will be at Louis Memorial and funeral at Rose Hill cemetery (Troost & 69th in KCMO) at noon on Thursday, March 4. I plan to request donations be made to ASKC. Is the PO Box on the website the best way for that to happen? Could you also pass the information along to anyone who would want to attend? Thank you so much.

Sincerely,
Sue-Ellen

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And from the Kansas City Star:

Eric Zev Flescher, 58, Olathe, KS, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at KC Hospice House. Funeral services 12 noon, Louis Memorial Chapel, Thursday, March 4. Burial Rose Hill Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the KC Astronomical Society. (Arr. Louis Memorial Chapel, 816-361-5211)

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Eric was always trying to help the ASKC, whether at Powell or outings like Astronomy Day. I'm sure he had many friends from various trips as expedition leader to solar eclipses. He started the Comet Award for the Astronomical League a few years ago and was interested in meteorites. (from Tom Martinez)

Eric had an extensive collection of a wide variety of meteorites and shared them with kids at school science nights and other ASKC outings on many occassions over the past years. (from David Young)