Eycom has passed away

You know that he was a very nice person to have such an outpouring from strangers.

It's refreshing to hear of someone who is always willing to help and doesn't give a disparaging word.

Prayers sent out to his family. His passing will leave a void in the forum. We need more like him.

Rest in peace Eycom. God bless.

It is sad news indeed. I'll hope there's an rv heaven for him and others lost. And that they'll all be there waiting for the rest of us. Our own rv.net Expo in the sky. God Bless Eycom...

Sad news indeed! Condolences to his family.

I know this post is old, but RIP Eycom. I sent him a PM today about a Ebenezer Park, a local campground where I live. He stayed there and recommended it on here very often. It is a great hidden county campground. They finally started accepting reservations and I just wanted to share it with him incase he had not heard yet. He hadn't responded so I searched his user name and found this thread.

I am sad to find this news today about Eycom's passing. So sad he didnt get to enjoy the retirement he worked so hard to achieve. He did seem very happy with the truck camping/working lifestyle. I will miss him and my thoughts go to his family. God bless them.

I havent been on the forum as a regular in about 2 years, I guess, but I remember reading Eycom's posts when I was a regular here. Bit of a sobering damper on what is the first post for me, on the first day back visiting the forum in so long. :(

On a happy note, it is great to see so many of you regulars still together here on this post, who I know and remember conversing with and reading your thoughts on posts for so many years here! A big hey to all of you! :)

I hadn't been reading here too much lately and popped in the other night via iPhone and posted a few inane short posts on some things and then came across this thread. That shut me up and down pretty quickly. So sad. My first thought was how he had been talking for quite a while that he was going over to a 5th wheel as soon as he retired; though I was sad he was moving away from the TC, I kept thinking I can't wait to see his plan realized. I have a special sadness for those who work for so long and have put together a plan for retirement that never get to see happen. On the flip side, I did get the feeling that he was doing what he loved for a long long time, and only in the later stages of that career was he feeling 'tired' so to speak. So I am glad he seemed to get a lot out of life even though he didn't get to retire. I absolutely loved the fishing story above. That was a guy who knew how to get what he wanted out of life and obviously enjoyed the quiet relaxing times in life and his family respected that (if they were fooled or not is in question still....)

I guess I have to echo Bryan's sentiment about getting out there and doing what you love because you don't know if today is the last day.

RIP Eycom; I always thought of you every time someone asked about full-timing, and knew you'd be there to chime in about the realities of it even if it didn't match what others were saying. Like all of those that full-time in a truck camper, you had your own experiences that were unique, and were always there to share them and help educate us wannabes. I will miss you on this forum as will the forum itself. May you always be warm, and your TC full of propane.

So sad, I don't remember ever seeing a negative post from him. Always helpful and giving advice. I've actually passed him several times on I81 in Va. and recognized his rig. RIP

I e-mailed Sam's daughter and told her about the outpouring of positive comments about her dad. I hope that she will find time to learn more about his friends on the Forum. lizzie

I'm also very sorry to hear this... and yes, we have lost too many in recent years from this forum. If his family does read any of these posts (and I hope they do) they will find perhaps some things about him they didn't know! Also, that he was (is) a well respected member of our little "community"... I'm retiring in about a year and reading about him makes me really realize that sooner to do what you love is always better than "later"... Later sometimes does not come. My mom (RIP) always told me "Do it now and take a little less, rather than waiting for a few more dollars that you can spend from your wheelchair when you are too old to enjoy being active".. I try to live by that in a responsible way and will be retiring basically debt free at 58.

God Bless Eycom and his family.

Dak