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Ralph Erickson Obituary
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RALPH A. ERICKSON Ralph A. Erickson, September 18, 1924 - November 28, 2006 died peacefully in the presence of his family. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II where he met and married Irene, his devoted wife of 62 years. He graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he studied under Mies Van Der Rhoe, and received his Masters in Architecture from the University of Florida. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study architecture in Helsinki, Finland in 1953. Active in politics, he worked toward registering minority votes; he was elected to the Florida State Legislature in 1961. His career was established in the "Sarasota School of Architecture" designing residential and commercial buildings and spanned years of public service including Chief Architect of the Panama Canal Co. and work on the Negev Air Force Base in Israel as part of the Camp David Agreement. He received recognition for his technical contribution to the Mid-East Peace Process in 1980 from the Israeli Government. Ralph was a musician, fisherman, builder, and a 33rd degree Mason for 59 years in the tradition of his departed father, Albin. He shared his passion for art, music, good design and engineering , flying and saltwater fishing with his five children. He is survived by his cherished wife, Irene; four sons, Dr. Robert Erickson of Gainesville, FL, Richard Erickson of Grand Junction, CO, Russell Erickson of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, and Raymond Erickson of Singer Island, FL; his daughter, Dale Erickson of Fairfax, VA. He will be remembered and greatly missed by his eleven grandchildren; Peter, Michael, David, Brian, Scott, Jessica, Max, Carly, Shelby, Hanna, and Jared, and three great- grandchildren; Lucas, Logan, and Riley. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County (www.hpbc.com). NORTHWOOD FUNERAL HOMEFAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED To express condolences and/or make donations Visit PalmBeachPost.com/obituaries
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Dory Lock
December 7, 2006
Dear Erickson family,
I may have met Ralph only once or twice when I was a child, but my mother and father (Jack and Erlaine Cartlidge) always spoke so highly of him. When my father became very ill (he passed away in May of this year) we spent many hours working on memoirs and figuring heavily into that were stories about Ralph. He told me how Ralph had been the one to get him started in monumental art (the St. Francis and other commissions). I believe that he also suggested that my father try his hand at stained glass windows for churches and that resulted in my father developing many successful techniques that allowed him to do thousands of square feet of church windows. Also, my mother wanted me to notify longtime family friend Elihu Edelson about Ralph's passing and I have done that. Elihu was the one who introduced Ralph to my father.
Please accept condolences from both me and my mother.
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