Rick Eccles, 1943-2017; Was alum, purchasing employee
Rick Eccles, of Alton, died Sunday, May 7 at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis. He was 73.
An Alton native, Eccles earned a bachelor’s in physical education from the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior in 1974. He later worked in the SIUE purchasing department and retired in 2011 after 19 years of service.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 at Gent Funeral Home in Alton where funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 11, with full military honors by the VFW Post 1308.
A complete obituary is available in the Alton Telegraph.