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Eric Applegate Obituary

Eric Edwin Applegate Died while attending a meeting of the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors on Wednesday, June 28, 2006. Eric, the eldest of four children, is survived by his partner in life, Tim Waterfill; his parents; two brothers, Ray and Bob; and his sister, Beth Applegate. Born December 1, 1945 to K. Edwin and Betty Dilts Applegate in Logansport, Indiana, he spent his youth in Bloomington, Indiana graduating from University High School. Eric received a dual Bachelor of Arts degree from City University of New York in Psychology and Humanities. He continued his training receiving his Masters of Science in Marital and Family Therapy from Butler University. Credentialed in the areas of Sex Therapy, Marital Family Therapy, Mental Health Counseling and Addictions Counseling, he directed the Nora Counseling Center's Sexual Rehabilitation Program. He was an Internationally Certified AlcoholDrug Counselor, a Nationally Certified AlcoholDrug Counselor, Level II through NADAC and an Indiana State Certified AlcoholDrug Counselor through ICAADA. He was a member of the American Counseling Association, The American Group Psychotherapy Association, The Indiana State Mental Health Association, The International Foundation for Gender Education, The National Council on Sexual Addition and Compulsivity, The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, and The International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors. To further the educational training of his colleagues he served as an Adjunct Graduate Instructor at Butler University and was instrumental in developing Butler University's graduate degree in Addictionology. To further the goals of research and education, Eric served as a Board Member of the Friends of the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. If you wish to give, we request that you make a donation to the Kinsey Institute through the Indiana University Foundation in the name of Eric Edwin Applegate. Address: Kinsey Institute, Indiana University Foundation, P O Box 500, Bloomington, IN 47402. Memorial service will be held in the Atrium of the Marott Building, 2625 North Meridian, Indianapolis, IN on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EST. Arrangements are entrusted to Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Center - Speedway. www.flannerbuchanan.com

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Published by The Indianapolis Star on Jul. 2, 2006.

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