William H. Eckert Esq.

William H. Eckert, Esq., age 77, of Millcreek, passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at St. Vincent Health Center. He was born in Crafton, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh on April 11, 1935, a son of the late Lawrence and Ruth (Holland) Eckert. Bill graduated from Crafton High School in 1953 and four years later from the University of Pittsburgh where he was accepted into the Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society. He subsequently graduated from Harvard Law School and, after passing the Pennsylvania bar, became an attorney in the Erie law firm which became Silin, Eckert & Burke. He was active with the Erie Lions Club, the Erie Jaycees, and the Shrine Club. He also helped organize the Greater Erie Charity Golf Classic. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Lawrence Eckert, Jr. William is survived by his wife, Christine (Brzostowski) Eckert; his daughter, Emily Eckert of Erie; a sister, Carolyn English and her husband, Ken, of Thurmont, Md.; a brother, Charles Eckert of Greensburg, Pa.; and nieces, Lynn Stieber, Beth Werner, Ruth Neiser, and Janet Fraley. Friends are invited to call on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, Pine Avenue Branch, 845 East 38th Street. Services will be held there on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Joseph Gregorek. Burial will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.