the new england subaru community has lost a great man.

[abenson100]

It is my sad responsibility to inform the community that my brother Eric (lostinmaine) died yesterday morning after being attacked in portand the previous night.
Services are:
Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010
Time: 10-12 visiting 12 funeral service
Location: St. Anthony Parish in St. Hyachinth Church
Street: 295 Brown Street




He was in no pain and went peacefully surrounded by all his family and friends that could be reached.

The story is on the portland press herald (http://www.pressherald.com/news/Man-24-killed-in-Portland-assault-.html) website.

I encourage anyone who would like attend to show up. he really loved the subaru community even if he was only part of it for a short time.

In memory of him I am going to try and finish his legacy SS project. anyone that wold like to help is welcome.

[Joe]

Let me be the first to express my sincere condolences to you and your family. I only met your brother a handful of times, but he was a great guy. Please keep us all informed as to when and where the services will be held.

[apkarian100]

Wow. This is very unfortunate. My regards go out to you and the rest of your family.

[Psychoreo]

Best regards for a terrible incident. Hopefully the attackers will be quickly brought to justice.

[Oscar_Meyer]

U have the best wishes and prayers of everyone in my household....:(

[RCKSTR]

My prayers go out to you and your family. Keep us updated with the dates.

[Pulski]

So sorry man. :( I hope they catch whoever did this soon.

[TankGirl]

Thoughts and prayers to your family. What a horrible tragedy :( I'm so sorry for your loss

[The Internet]

:( This is very shocking and sad. I hope that you are doing OK.

[Hero]

this is an absolute shame - my condolences and i do hope that these people are found and prosecuted before they do this again :(

[AExiOn]

My thoughts go out to you and your family man

[-=Lobstah=-]

My sincere condolences for your family's loss. I hope the ****** who did this will pay dearly....

[Bu11dogg2]

:( I'm sorry for your loss, Eric was good people.

[civic si hb]

wow, I'm sorry for your loss and hope you and family pull together and be strong together for your brother :(

[SicRedGt]

I cannot express enough how bad I feel reading this. I will have your family, and your brother in my thoughts.

RIP Eric.

[abnormal]

How horrible, those who are responsible will one day answer their maker. I'm so sorry for your loss, thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

[OMG.EVO]

That is so screwed up. I hope those psychos get eaten alive in their dreams by their own demons.

Best wishes and condolences~

[wrxtuner82]

this is so sad, and just senseless, I'm so sorry man, I hope they find the people quickly

[boxer3maine]

This is horrible. sorry for your loss...

Separating subaru from rice is like keeping something evil away...

I hope his project gets finished.

I have been uneasy even in cold bangor maine, kids playing with guns recently. Soveriegnty needs defense...the real thing. Not to drift off into a picture too big over this incident, he is an example of why.

[drdabbles]

I'm very sorry to hear about your brother and your family's loss. I hope the perpetrators are caught or turn themselves in.

[axis]

Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Hope you're doing okay.

[abenson100]

im dealing as best i can. thank you to every one for your support. I will have information about the service's in a few hours i can confirm that it will be on Saturday and will be in either westbrook or gorham.

[wrxtuner82]

I'm still at a loss of words over this? It's just atrocious that people could have done this, I'm mean, this is just crazy

[bratman18]

I'm so sorry man. My heart goes out to your whole family. Eric was a great guy, I never met him, but spent many hours talking to him online. Keep us updated.

RIP Eric

[Evil Jeff]

Wow, I just read an article about it and had no idea it was one of ours.

Warm thoughts and prayers for you and yours Andrew. If you need anything, let me know.

RIP Eric...

[Diztracted]

I'm so sorry to hear this...
My heart goes out to you and your family <3

Rest in peace Eric <3

[Snowman87]

Holy **** man, I'll keep you all in my thoughts. If you need anything I'm sure that anyone here, myself included, would be willing to help you in a heartbeat so don't hesitate to ask.

My heart goes out to you and your family. :(

[im_so_blue]

Sad day for NES for sure :(
sorry to hear about that bro i know i've talked to him a few times online. Seemed cool.

I hope who ever did this dies in a very very horriable and slow painful death.

[Gearhead Geek]

I read this post this morning, and have been at a loss for words all day. It really is hard to comprehend such a senseless act of violence, and one can't help but have feelings of anger, rage, and sadness stirred when hearing of such an act.

Hopefully the police will step up and do their jobs, and will apprehend and bring those involved in this terrible act to justice.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends.

And while I did not know Eric personally, as the saying goes, "Only the good die young". May he rest in peace, and know that he will be remembered.


Also, has a donation site of any type been setup for the family, because I'm sure there are plenty of people, myself included, that are more then willing to donate and help the family in their time of grievance.

[im_so_blue]

someone should do a suby meet with a 50/50 half goes to family

and of course a donation box

[02bugeye]

I feel nothing but down right sorrow for you and your family. For such an act of crude and horrendous act of violence.

My deepest condolences are to you and your family.

by the report, it sounds as if he was a great man who was protecting his girlfriend.

I am sorry for the loss of your twin brother.

[DHGurs]

That is disgusting, I hope he meets some new friends in prison. I can't imagine what you are going through now. I'm sorry for your loss.:(

RIP Eric

[ReZPunK]

according to the paper they found the bastard! hope he rots in a cell for the rest of his days.

[Oscar_Meyer]

according to the paper they found the bastard! hope he rots in a cell for the rest of his days.

they have, they have arrested a gray resident.. & Yes ReZ I hope this person and anyone else involved have a really ****ty existence for this...:unamused:

[SubyFr3ak]

Sorry for your loss, my prayers are with you and your family. Would be cool once you get the SS done, maybe do a memorial meet. Kinda like what Tyler was talking about.

[batorr]

My deepest sympathies go out to you and your family. Your brother was brave to defend his girlfriend against 3 guys and he did so with honor knowing the risk. Your brother died a hero and I hope those pussys are torn to shreads in prison!

[middleG622]

So sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

[jmb1983]

This is really upsetting news! My prayers are with you and your family.

[itsmy04wrx]

My condolences to you and your family. I am very sorry to hear about your loss :(

[abenson100]

the time and date for his services have been set
Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: St. Anthony Parish in St. Hyachinth Church
Street: 295 Brown Street


all are welcome to attend and the more the better in my opinion. there will be a reception after down stairs as well. there is no donation set up yet but i will see if i can work on that. we are also working on setting up a scholarship in his name for students looking to study geology or chemistry coming out of Westbrook.

[subaru_crazy]

i'm sorry for your loss. i didnt know your brother but its just horribal what this world is coming to.:(:(:(:( and people wonder why i started carrying a gun?

[02bugeyeoutback]

I did not know your brother but im so very sorry for you loss:( my prayers are with you and your family.

[skahttay]

i'm so sorry for your loss & hope these people are brought to justice. :(

[abenson100]

the man has been arrested all ready

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=118215

[Dhurteau]

Im so sorry to hear this. My best goes out to you an your family

[jcovey2.5]

I was really saddened to here this Andrew. I'm glad the guy was arrested today though, i hope he gets the worst possible... Eric was a good guy, both of you are. My heart goes out to you. I never even realized you two were part of the subaru community, i havent seen ya since we graduated.

-Joe

[joe_dirt]

sorry to hear about your loss I send my condolences to you and your family

[08vtwrx]

I am very sorry to hear this... It really upsets me that this happened to an innocent individual who was standing up for his friend. My thoughts are with you and your family, hang in there man!

[lucipha]

Never knew Eric, but sounds like a real good guy. I am sorry for your loss.

[2.5guy]

My condolences Eric was a good kid! Never had the honor of meeting him, how ever we did shoot thoughts and idea's off each other. Its sad to see even scum are reaching into Maine. The judicial system is stern up there though they will give the bastard what he deserves!

[F. Boombalatti]

Very sorry for your loss and my condolences to the family.
Lets hope there will be no leniency for the attacker, even though he turned himself in, because it seems like it was such a senseless act.

[Doix]

My condolences to you and your family. It's always sad to hear about these tragic events

[FOZLTD]

R.I.P. Eric I will sorely miss our late night talks at my office of Rally and cars in general. You will be missed!

[ReZPunK]

you can blame me for the Rally Bug biting him a few years ago.

I will miss the winter drives we took, the trips to Halifax to Rallycross, the constant fielding of "will this work on my legacy" questions, the plans to go driving like maniacs in the woods around here.

few winters ago Eric taught me how to snowboard, which was awesome because its a sport that i learned so i could do something with my own son. for that i am eternally grateful.

i remember just last thrusday night talking with E. he called to talk about his new place he was living in and the 1/2 mile dirt road that was his driveway. i was giving him the driving spiel. hehe reminding him of the lessons i gave him about driving on dirt.





gah! this sucks.

[adam]

Holy Crap, I am very sorry for your loss dude. I hope you and your family can work through this. My prayers are with you

[Seraphinwolf]

:'(
I'm sorry to hear.

[BG @ BrenTuning]

So sorry for your loss. This is a horrible thing to read. My condolences to all family and friends hurt by this terrible attack.

[Crushem]

I am sorry for your loss. Best wishes to you and your family

[urabusturbo]

RIP, I met Eric autocrossing last year and again on a group drive at Kangamangus. We each showed up late and intercepted the group at a Conway gas station. We went for our own mini group drive and I followed him to the end of the Kanc and back, then he showed me hurricane mtn rd. He bought some parts off me later that same afternoon. His SS was pretty beat up but he loved it and drove it to its limits all day.I hardly knew him but he was one of the most friendly, outgoing, people I have met in the Subauru community.
I actually remember going to school with the piece of **** who did this. Its strange knowing both parties involved prior to this. I hope he goes to P.M.I.T.A prison for the rest of his life, he deserves nothing less.

[nickd711]

Sorry to hear about ur loss. Never met him but it is a horrible thing to think of what one ahole can do to ruin a good life.

[Bu11dogg2]

RIP, I met Eric autocrossing last year and again on a group drive at Kangamangus. We each showed up late and intercepted the group at a Conway gas station. We went for our own mini group drive and I followed him to the end of the Kanc and back, then he showed me hurricane mtn rd. He bought some parts off me later that same afternoon. His SS was pretty beat up but he loved it and drove it to its limits all day.I hardly knew him but he was one of the most friendly, outgoing, people I have met in the Subauru community.
I actually remember going to school with the piece of **** who did this. Its strange knowing both parties involved prior to this. I hope he goes to P.M.I.T.A prison for the rest of his life, he deserves nothing less.

Stories like this will continue to pop up :)

I met Eric at the Rock"n"roll diner meet and we chatted about his SS for hours then had dinner.

He really loved that car.

Also sat next to him at the GLB meet and we both got the beer tasting paddles and talked about the different flavors.

He reminded me a lot of myself at his age.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f43/Bu11dogg2/DSC02975.jpg

[Oscar_Meyer]

oh boy... I don't know where to start. After talking Eric appeared at my house to see said STi that hides in my garage. From there he and I developed a weird sort of relationship based on cars, there is a huge age difference between us but that didn't matter.

I had the fortune of sharing a bunch of time with him last summer; ATV Riding, talking cars, working on his car/learning from him, chillin' by the pool and in general just hanging... Eric and I even had a few side projects on the net going down....

http://www.newenglandsubarus.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=153&pictureid=1835
http://www.newenglandsubarus.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=153&pictureid=1201
http://www.newenglandsubarus.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=153&pictureid=1200

and who can forget the day he was wearing my helmet cam and bottomed the suspension of the 450 over a rut...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vu07DMxMjs

Like U bu!!dawg... he reminded me of a younger (and much wiser) version of myself.. All the way down to how we would build a waterslide from my roof to my pool..

He will B sorely missed:(

[Bu11dogg2]

Def a hardcore Subaru guy :)

[skahttay]

The Sincerest Condolences from the Folks over at 802crew.com

Our thoughts are all with you during this tough time.

[wrxtuner82]

It's just so heartbreaking, I mean....I mean, I really just can't even begin. I'm loving to read all your stories about Eric. It's so sad. He seems like he had so much life and energy, the pictures tell it all, what a great charisma he has. It's a total tragedy

[bratman18]

Man I have to admit reading the last few of these posts and seeing the pics brings tears to my eyes. As soon as I found out Sunday night I couldn't believe it, it really sucks. Sounds like some good efforts are being made to continue his project and get donations going.

[98Wagoon]

wow. thats terribly tragic. Im sorry for your loss.

[Rooster]

My families prayers are with you and your family.

[rmtaylor]

It's always the wrong ones that get taken from us too soon. Sorry for your loss, Andrew. Hope you find the power within to stay strong.

[abenson100]

thanks everyone for your thoughts and memories. its hard to explain how i fell now but here stories and reading about how much he was loved across such a wide array of people makes me realize that his memory will live on for quite a while.

[Berge56]

My condolences and prayers are with you and your family!

[Subimods]

Our condolences go out to you and your family

[javasti2004]

my condolences to you and your family

[Snowman87]

thanks everyone for your thoughts and memories. its hard to explain how i fell now but here stories and reading about how much he was loved across such a wide array of people makes me realize that his memory will live on for quite a while.


Don't try to explain it, just remember all of the good times and memories, don't let them slip away. If you keep his memory alive then a part of him will never leave you.

[Oscar_Meyer]

^ That
(http://www.newenglandsubarus.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=279583)

[Alpine.Star]

Very sorry to hear for your loss and my condolences goes out to your family. I hope the person they arrested leads to the capture of the other 2 and all 3 are brought to justice. This story is truly upsetting, Just the thought of a couple walking home after a good night out can end this way brings so many emotions in at once. I just hope the police can give what is coming to the three that brought this upon your brother. :(

[jessickascarling]

Also sat next to him at the GLB meet and we both got the beer tasting paddles and talked about the different flavors.

He reminded me a lot of myself at his age.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f43/Bu11dogg2/DSC02975.jpg

This was a great night, and the only time I ever really met him. He joked around with me about the photos I had submitted in the NES Attire Contest.

My best wishes go out to you and your family. I wish I knew exactly what to say in a situation like this, but sometimes, I think just offering to lend an ear is worth more.

[Oscar_Meyer]

his high school has also set up a scholarship fund for students who wish to study the same thing....

[jessickascarling]

<a>insert scholarship fund link here</ a>

[Oscar_Meyer]

WESTBROOK HIGH SCHOOL
Principal:Marc Edward Gousse (goussem@westbrookschools.org)
125 Stroudwater Street
Westbrook, Maine 04092
Phone: (207)854-0810
School hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.


I read it in an article online today and called to confirm... just mark the checks "eric benson scholarship fund" in the memo area.

[Kinetic]

Our condolences go out to you and your family.

[EmericanDub]

my sincere condolences to you and your family. will say a prayer tonight. if there is anyway ANY OF US could help please let us know.

[legacySTI]

:(I also lost someone very special to me (my Father), he died a few months ago with brain cancer.
One of the last things he said were " I was driving the SUBARU" but was only in his imagination , his illness made him impossible to move, but his heart gave him the freedom to give his last ride. Today I continued his deam.
With this words I join you in your pain.:(

[im_so_blue]

:(I also lost someone very special to me (my Father), he died a few months ago with brain cancer.
One of the last things he said were " I was driving the SUBARU" but was only in his imagination , his illness made him impossible to move, but his heart gave him the freedom to give his last ride. Today I continued his deam.
With this words I join you in your pain.:(

i had a very similar situation when my grandfather died in 2004 :(

[Vinyl Freaks]

sorry for your loss

[abenson100]

hey guys i kinda went off the radar for a few days after the service (needed to clear my head) it was great to see all of you that showed up. cant really remember all of you i talked to because the whole thing was kinda a blur.

[Krex02]

im sorry for your loss man, he will be missed by all, and good luck on the project, let us know if you need any help.