Eric William Hutchinson died at the age of 61 at his home in Long Beach, Miss.on Thursday, June 28, 2012.
He was Master Mason and a Shriner. He was also an avid fisherman. He served in the US Navy aboard the USS Opportune as an Electricians Mate from 1971 to 1974 and was employed at DuPont for 33 years.
He is survived by his parents, Bill and Jackie (Lucas) Hutchinson; his wife, Nicki and daughter, Isabella; four brothers, Arthur (Sandra), John (Nancy), Michael (Lynn), and Paul (Marilyn), nieces and nephews, Rose, Eric, Melissa, Johnny, Grant, Max, William, Virginia, Lucas, Forrest and China. He also leaves behind his Aunt Ella Callaway of Foley, Alabama and his Uncle Johnny Lucas of New Orleans, Louisiana.
The funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 11:00 am at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport where friends may visit beginning at 9:30 am. Interment with Masonic Rites will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.