Eric Joseph Thompson

LOVE -- Eric didn?t know how not to love. His love was all encompassing, it extended from family and friends to animals and nature to art, poetry, and music. Eric?s favorite holiday was Christmas, he started shopping in October and did not forget anyone. He loved Christmas not because of what he received but because he loved buying and giving gifts to everyone. Eric was the most artistic man I knew. He saw something artistic in everything. Whether it be rocks, the landscape or nature. He excelled in photography, lapidary and homemade crafts. His talents were many and will never be forgotten. Eric loved comedy of all kinds: stand up, one liners, jokes and riddles. And, with each joke he heard or told came that giggle. The cutest and most contagious giggle in the world. He was more than a son, brother or uncle. He was a friend, he saw something good in everyone he met. And anyone who had the pleasure to meet and get to know him, were the better for it.