Dr. Joachim Elterich Ph.D.

Karin,
My heartfelt condolences to you all as you celebrate the life of your dad/husband/opa this coming Sunday. Your father's charm, his strength, his thirst for adventure are all traits passed on to you and your brothers. I always enjoyed visiting your home and listening to your dad talk about his life in Dresden, his pursuit of his education and his love story of meeting your mom and making a home in Delaware. His humor, his love for family and his strength of character are wonderful...

Our thoughts and prayers of comfort go out to Jock's family during this time. He is missed at St. Paul's saying "guten Morgen". We always enjoyed greeting him at the doors to the church.
Bob and Michelle Patterson

Dear Mrs. Elterich and family,

Please accept my sincere condolence. I learned about Joachims death last week in Nitra, Slovakia.
The sorrowful news has made me very sad since we've worked with Joachim, spent a very nice time together with both of you here in Slovakia and in Delaware, too.
I can not forget your care and contentment we received with my son at your home in Delaware and during trips around.
This sad event is an opportunity to think of our friends...

Dear Mrs.Elterich:
Please accept sincere condolences to you and your family on the passing of your husband Dr. Joachim (Jock) Elterich, Ph.D. from his former colleagues at the University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia. He, as our Doctor Honoris Causa awardee, was so special person for our university. We admired his energy and enthusiasm when preparing and later managing USAI educational project of Institute for Business Development and Management, which was an excellent preparation...

Martha, we only recently met during a neighborhood gathering at Mark's and Debbi's house, while my husband Burkhard and I were visiting our children and grandchildren at 114 Timberline Drive. It was fascinating to listen to Jock's stories of adventurous travels when we then visited you at your home. Joachim's unsurpassed courage,and deep love are an inspiration for all of us, especially the native Germans who make their living in the USA.

Mrs. Elterich and family,

It was truly a pleasure working with your father during my years in the department of Agricultural Economics at UD. I can remember readying his research for publication and caring for his many office plants when he would travel. He will be missed.

Holding your family close in our thoughts,

Lisa (Hearn) and Bruce Raker

Mrs. Elterich: We send our heartfelt condolences. You both showed us such incredible kindness through the years... from our first meeting in Slovakia over 20 years ago. We have such fond memories of your flying overseas to celebrate at our wedding, and the many fabulous adventure travel stories Dr. Elterich would tell (always with a wink and a smile). His decision to welcome Tibor to the graduate program brought us to Delaware, where we put down roots, established careers, and built a family....

Dear Mrs. Elterich: My heartfelt condolences are with you, but also many thanks for his inspiring and never resting energy that he shared with me in many research projects. Cordially yours, George Haenlein, professor emeritus also and in a retirement home in West Virginia, Ona.