Rev. Eric V. Swearingen

Father Eric you were such a positive role model and influence to me when you were at St Helens. You help bring me into the church. You help me with my relationship and understanding Jesus Christ. When you left St Helens you were truly missed and I admit it was never the same. Always in prayers and thank you.

A great person and a great mentor. He was always there to listen when life was tough in my teenage years. He will be greatly missed.

We miss you Father Eric.

My family and I will miss Fr. Eric greatly. He was a good friend and priest who I met when I was 9 years old while my mother was the secretary at the rectory at Our Lady Of Guadalupe Church in Bakersfield Ca. My brother and I attended Our Lady of Guadalupe school and he became the principal of our school. He was really great with all of the students and well liked. My family and I spent a lot of time with Fr. Eric and he would often come over to our home for dinner and to watch WWF wrestling...

Father Eric was my first Priest when I converted to Catholicism while he was at St Helens in Fresno. I will remember him always and am sad by his passing. rest in peace Father Eric...and Thank you...



Michele Nabors

My family & I loved Fr Eric the 1st time we saw him. He was so good with children and the elderly and all people. I loved his stories of the circus. He really touched our hearts and our lives. I'm so sorry for him to lose his life at a young age. My deepest condolences to his loved ones. He is home now in a most glorious place with no pain.