Name: Eric Zev Flescher Date: April 9th, 1951 - March 2nd, 2010 Obituary: Eric Zev Flescher, 58, of Olathe, KS, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Funeral services will be at 12 noon Thursday, March 4, at The Louis Memorial Chapel. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers, the family suggests contributions to the KC Astronomical Society, P.O. Box 400, Blue Springs, MO 64013. Eric was born in Providence, RI. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island, his MS degree from the University of Michigan, and his Doctorate in C & I from the University of Kansas. He taught Gifted education and Science in the Kansas City and surrounding areas. His passions were cooking, BBQ judging, astronomy, eclipse and storm chasing, and raising carnivorous plants. Preceded in death by his father, Samuel Flescher, he is survived by his wife, Sue-Ellen; his mother, Hella Flescher, his children, Shira and Brian; step-children, Laura and David Holzman; his sister, Ruth Tepper and brother-in-law, Jonathan; his brother, Joel Flescher and sister-in-law, Linda; nephews, Daniel Tepper, Jacob and David Flescher, and niece, Margalit Tepper. Memorials: Kansas City Astronomical Society Services: 12:00PM at The Louis Memorial Chapel on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 (map/driving directions) Shiva: Concluded Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery 6900 Troost Avenue Kansas City, MO 64131 (map/driving directions)