uncle doug

(Andree here) Here's something Nancy's Uncle Doug in Minnesota wanted to say in tribute...
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To my dear niece Nancy and all of the Purdom family, it is said by many and most all that met and knew Erik that he touched their hearts and this very much also holds true for me.

His outgoing nature seemed to me to be much like his father's and to me it created and atmosphere that anyone would enjoy.

It is not enough to just say that we miss him, but to say that we all loved him!

My last visit with Erik and Nancy was when they stopped by here at my home on East Battle Lake on their way back from a shoe sales trip to New York.

I am so glad that they did that as it was a great joy for me to see then again. It was also the first time I saw their children and I also immediately became very fond of them. They, no doubt, are much like their parents.

On that last visit Erik gave me a pair of special designed shoes which I am wearing now as I write this. My sister, Gerry, recently described them as "European Style". I will now cherish them forever with thoughts of Eric.

I most certainly wish that I could have made the trip to Washington for Erik Rising as I know it will be something very special. As it is I have been in tears so much of the time with this that I have had very difficult time in writing this.

Close family ties have always been very meaningful to me and I do plan to visit family out there again, though, sometime in the future.

The Washougal area also brings back many pleasant memories with all of the time I spent on Lake River there years ago.

I can not say enough for what a great loss it is to lose Erik...


Doug Kramer