Stuart Lee Eckman, born 1 January 1954, died peacefully 21 April 2021 surrounded by family.
Beloved son of the late Charles A. Eckman and Anna L. (Shireman) Eckman, he is survived by his daughter, Erika L. Eckman; granddaughter, Olivia A. Mckinney; step mother, Jane (Miesse) Eckman; two brothers, Charles H. Eckman and Eric E. Eckman and step sister, Farrah L. (Miesse) Risser.
Stuart, also known by his family and friends as Stuey or Lee, quit high school at age 17 to enlist in the Army as a 63B20 Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic, He served for two years as a Cold War, Vietnam Era warrior ensuring the freedoms we enjoy today; including a year-long tour in South Korea. Following his time in the service, Stuart earned his GED and apprenticed as an HVAC sheet metal fabricator, ultimately rising to the level of supervisor over multi-million-dollar industrial construction orders.