Eric King

King, Mr. Eric Lyn Saginaw, Michigan. Funeral service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 3, 2005 at Word of Faith Ministries, 500 N. Washington Ave. Dr. Byron C. Hayes will officiate with interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the Browne's Mortuary, 441 N. Jefferson Ave. on Thursday from 2:00 until 8:00 p.m. The family will be present at 7:00 p.m. for the family hour. Eric Lyn King made his transition from physical life on earth to Life Eternal in the heavens suddenly, Wednesday, May 25, 2005. Eric was the second of three children born to the union of Joseph Perry and Helen L. King. Eric was born February 14, 1970 in Saginaw, Michigan at Covenant Hospital, formerly known as Saginaw General Hospital. He matriculated through Buena Vista School District, graduating in 1988 from Ruben Daniels Lifelong Learning Center where he received his high school diploma. Eric entered the U. S. Marine Corps immediately upon his graduation, serving in Operation Desert Storm until 1991. Later, he enlisted into the U. S. Army for a total of four years active military service. Eric was honorably discharged in 1993 with a number of honors, awards and medallions to his credit. Eric was an unassuming person, often misunderstood yet, very much a man who lived his own convictions. He was a wonderful, kind, and giving person, willing to help whenever and wherever he was needed. Many of his accomplishments and ways of touching the lives of those he knew may go unspoken however, they will never be forgotten. Eric had a way that was likened to none other, in that he had a vibrant, playful and resilient spirit. Eric had been employed by several of the most well respected industrial companies in the state of Michigan and Indiana areas, where he was able to put his varied skills, particularly welding, to good use. From early childhood, Eric enjoyed all types of sports, as well as having had a great love for fishing, both for personal leisure and fun. Eric was quite a "sportsman", aptly spoken by his 94 years old paternal grandmother, Mrs. Alma King of Saginaw, Mich., receiving several trophies and award to prove it. Despite the few years Eric dwelled among us, we still thank the God of our Salvation for giving us an opportunity to celebrate his life, as well as mourn his death. He leaves to celebrate his memory: his parents, Joseph Perry and Helen Lee King; his son, Eric Lyn King, Jr.; his brother and sister, Andre Fitzgerald King and Bridget Yvonne King; his niece and nephew, Shana Brittany Renee' King and Langston Fitzgerald King and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Alma Alexander King. Both, his paternal grandfather and maternal grandparents preceded him in death. Also, he leaves the mother of his son "Little Eric", Ms. Felicia Williams; his darling step-kids D'Artagnan, Darius, Tra'Faneisha. Ty'Shawnee; his lady friend, Ms. Devon "Keke" Ware; three great-aunts, Edith C. Brooksof Saginaw; Grace Virginia Wolfe of Glendale, AZ and Jacqueline McArn Brooks of Saginaw; two great-uncles, Randolph King of Boise, Idaho and Nathaniel (Margaret) Brooks of Natchitoches, LA; a daughter, Erica, preceded him in death at the age of one month, suffering from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in 1989. Continuing the populous list of those who share in celebrating his memory are his father's five brothers, James of Houston, TX, Fred of Ft. Wayne, IN, McKenzie (Evelyn), Robert (Pi'Song) and Isaac, all of Saginaw. One uncle, Julius Harry King, Jr. preceded him in death. He also leaves his father's four sisters, Alma (James) Cooper of Saginaw, Irma Jean King of Fenton, MO, Annece and Mary Ellen King, both of Saginaw; his mother's six sisters, Dora Lee Eli of Compton, Calif., Dorothy Baty and Garrie Joshua, both of Alexandria, LA, Mary L. Brown of Shreveport, LA, Joyce (Robert) Smith of Bossier City, LA and Jessie Pierce of Westminster, Calif.; his mother's four brothers, Christopher Roy Eli (Carol), Emmerson Barrett Eli, Frederick Douglas Eli, all of Alexandria, LA and Gilbert Ray Eli of Saginaw. Eric also had two very special lifetime friends, Mr. Stacy Johnson and Mr. Ernest Moten and lastly, a great aggregation of cousins, friends and well-wishers to celebrate his life and memory.

Eric King

February 14, 1970 - May 25, 2005