Pinckneyville, Illinois
Wyatt D. Eisenhauer had dyslexia, so he picked up all kinds of knowledge the way he could _ by listening. He taught himself how to play guitar and did well enough in school to earn a scholarship to college. "Wyatt was like a sponge. He'd seen something or heard something and he absorbed it because he couldn't depend on reading it," said his mother, Gay. "There wasn't anything he couldn't master." Eisenhauer, 26, of Pinckneyville, Ill., died May 19 in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on an escort mission when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle. He was based at Fort Riley. Eisenhauer placed first in a state diesel equipment technology competition and earned a scholarship to attend Southern Illinois University for automotive technical training. When he was 21 and his youngest sister, then 8½, was diagnosed with rare autoimmune disease that required chemotherapy treatments, he would lie on the floor with her, clean up after her and change her clothes. "Wyatt was never about him," his mother said. He is also survived by his father, Fred.
I would like to offer my gratitude to Wyatt Eisenhauer for his military service and the sacrifice he was willing to make. Even though several years have passed, he is still remembered, respected and honored.
December 28, 2012
Thank-you for Wyatt's service and your sacrifice for our country.
May the Lord comfort you.
Joy Berends
May 20, 2012 | Galveston, TX
To the family and friends of Pfc. Wyatt D. Eisenhauer:
Always remembering Wyatt. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
May 19, 2012 | Carson City, NV
As we remember Wyatt, I continue to pray for peace for you, his mother and father, and all of his family and friends. I recently lost my nephew, Will Templeton, and the loss is sometimes overwhelming. Wyatt's loss and Will's loss are tragedies...I pray for peace for you all...and I pray for peace for my little sister, Lea Anne Templeton and Dave...John and Mackenzie,,,and all of my family. Thank you for your loving care and support of my family while you are still grieving yourselves. Love...
Gina Ferrero-Skelton
May 21, 2011 | Sciota, IL
To the family and friends of Pfc. Wyatt D. Eisenhauer:
Please accept my remembrance of Wyatt on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
May 19, 2011 | Carson City, NV
I miss you dearly wyatt i love you to death and when i can i will have a tattoo in memory of you on my chest
love, buddy
todd farthibg
April 02, 2011 | Macon, IL
To the family and friends of Pfc. Wyatt D. Eisenhauer:
Remembering Wyatt on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Peggy Childers
May 19, 2010 | Carson City, NV
During the memorial we recently held some of my good friends from school got to meet travis and buddy and some other of your friends. It really made me happy that through them my friends now have a connection with you. I love you my brother, my protecter.
Hannah Eisenhauer
July 24, 2009
Wyatt at Ft. Riley holding his nephew Jacob, 1/05
June 24, 2009