Eric-Tanner-Obituary

Eric Lee Tanner

West Valley City, Utah

1961 - 2021

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Eric Lee Tanner March 19, 1961 ~ July 5, 2021 Eric Lee Tanner (Korean name: Chyun, Chyun Nam) was abandoned as a baby. He spent his first three years in an orphanage, wanting for food, medical care, attention, love. The cold war superpowers that made the Korean peninsula their battleground had...

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I picked up a newspaper waiting for a lane at a bowling alley and saw erics obituary. it caught my eye so I read the whole thing. it really stood out to me. wish I met him.

Thank you for your life, Eric

Wish I had met this generous soul.

What a Champion among men

Eric worked with me for a short while in Boise, after his return from Sweden. His memories of Volvo were positive, as was his demeanor and can-do approach to our projects in fashion. His was a global mindset, an infectious curiosity and love that encompassed everyone and everything around him. I had the opportunity to meet Eric, his loving parents and siblings during his HS years in Seoul, Korea. Sunday dinners in the Tanner's home were a highlight for me. Although we lost touch after Eric...

Dear Pat and Jordan, Our daughter-in-law sent this lovely obituary to us. I'm so sorry for the difficulties that Eric suffered, and that you suffered as well. He was a good person.

Sorry to hear. Hope his next adventures will be easier.

Rest Easy Seoul Brother.

Eric was my friend. We attended the same American School together (KAS). I knew him mostly through the sports program where he was a great soccer and football player. Although we did not interact much then, I always remembered him by his smile. It was many years later that we reconnected on Facebook, when by chance, I came across his profile looking for someone else. This was when we began talking. He told me of many of his misfortunes and his achievements. We spoke of his love of poetry,...