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Eric Desautel Obituary
Eric Stephen Desautel, 30, beloved son of Elizabeth (Demetriou) and Robert Costello of Sumter, SC, passed away December 12, 2022, in Cape Coral, FL. He was born August 14, 1992, in Sumter, SC, where he resided before moving to Cape Coral FL in 2019.
Eric was a 2010 honors graduate of Sumter High School where he was a member of the tennis team. He graduated from the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business in 2014 with bachelor's degrees in finance and real Estate. A highlight of his college years was spending a semester studying abroad in Paris, France. He loved sports cars, using technology, investing in the stock market, Greek food and his dog Domino and cat Barry.
Surviving in addition to his parents, are an uncle George Demetriou of Westford, MA; grandmother Barbara Webb of FL; siblings, Brian Costello (Lynda) of Boston, MA, Heather Dowless (Jim) of Soledad, CA, and LaShondra Powell of Frisco, TX; Aunt Susan Stoeckel (Mark), and her sons Jean-Phillipe Cordina and Nicolas Cordina of RI, and Andrea Reed and Mary Maybury of NH.
Eric was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Stephen and Stella Demetriou, special aunts Doris Desautel and Sharon Desautel and his biological father, Stephen Desautel.
The family will receive relatives and friends at M. R. Laurin Funeral Home, 295 Pawtucket St, Lowell MA on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, from 10:30 am to 12 pm followed by burial in Westlawn Cemetery II.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in memory of Eric Desautel to an animal welfare charity or to the charity of one's choice. Funeral arrangements under the direction of directors, Louis M. Fazio III and Scott Laurin. For condolences or directions, please go to www.laurinfuneralhome.com
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Mary Wayne James
July 6, 2023
Sending love and my sympathy to Liz and Bob today and this week. I have many fond memories of Eric.
Mary Wayne James
July 6, 2023
Thinking of you all as you mourn Eric´s passing. I have many fond memories of Eric and I send love and sympathy to you today, Liz and Bob.
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