Obituary of Eric P. Beenfeldt

Eric Beenfeldt, 66, died Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in Belfast. Eric graduated from Lafayette College in 1966 and worked as a Design Engineer on NASA projects for the Lunar Module that landed on the moon on 1969. After moving to Maine, he earned his Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering and was on the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at University of Maine until his retirement in May 2010. Eric is survived by Robin Kruger, his wife of 41 years; his daughter, Megan and her husband Mark Orton and grandson Max of Portland, OR; his son Daniel and his wife Nanae Toyozato of Sammamish, WA; his sister Kristy and brother-in-law Dirk De Vries; sister-in-law Karen McDonnell; a niece, Shannon McDonnell and nephew, Lawrence McDonnell, and also his great buddie Brody. The family will have a private ceremony in the spring. "never regret, never forget" In lieu of flowers, those wishing may donate to the Mesothelioma Research fund c/o Dr David Sugarbaker, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham & Womens Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115-9950. On-line condolences may be offered to the family at www.ripostafh.com.