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Eric Michael Dopp, age 26, died Friday, March 24, 2006 at Brooke Army Medical Center of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on March 4, 2006. Born March 25, 1979 in Andrews, Texas, he was a son of David and Diana Williams Dopp. Eric was a firefighter/Paramedic with the City of Leon Valley and a volunteer Lieutenant/ Paramedic with the Windcrest Fire Department. On the day of his accident, he was returning from his part-time job as a medic at Six Flags Theme Park. Erics only goal and dream in life was to become a paid firefighter. He achieved his goal in June 2005 after he passed the National Registry Paramedic exam when Leon Valley hired him as a firefighter. He loved his job and he loved his crew. He often said he felt guilty about taking a paycheck for having so much fun. As a youth of twelve, he often walked home from middle school. Every time, he stopped at the Windcrest Fire Station to pester any firefighters there. At the age of seventeen, he began attending the Wednesday training sessions at the Windcrest station. At the age of eighteen and still a junior in high school, he joined the Windcrest Fire Department as a volunteer. He relentlessly pursued his education, both in firefighting and as an EMT. Eventually, he became a certified basic firefighter instructor and the Windcrest Department chose him as a lieutenant. He continued his education at the UT Health Science Center Paramedic program. He took the National Paramedic registry exam in May 2005 and passed it the first time. While pursuing his education, he often looked for different jobs. He worked for the Hays County Sheriffs Office as a medic at the county jail. While in school, he also worked part-time on the University Hospital transplant team. He enjoyed flying all over Texas, helping to collect donor organs, and preparing the organs for the transplant surgeons on the other end. His was an important job, but when people asked him what he did, he usually replied, Im the guy who carries the cooler. Eric was a modest man who lived to serve his community and his fellow man. He was extremely proud of being an Eagle Scout, yet most of his friends never knew that about him. He often went out of his way to help his friends, and he never met anyone who was not a friend. Survivors include his parents, brother Brian Renate Dopp of San Antonio, brother David Mary, Junior of LaGrange, GA., brother Darien Pam Dopp and sister Denelle Robert Miller of Newnan, GA, paternal grandparents Maurice and Hazel Dopp of Flowery Branch, GA, and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. His maternal grandparents James and Ola Jane Chapman Williams preceded him in death. Visitation will be Friday, March 31 from 5:00PM until 9:00PM at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North. The Leon Valley and Windcrest Fire Departments with many other departments participating, will honor Eric with a firefighters funeral. Services will be at the Windcrest Methodist Church, Windcrest, TX on Saturday, April 1, 2006. Burial will be at Mission Park Retama Cemetery in Selma, TX. A luncheon reception will follow at the Windcrest Fire Station, 8601 Midcrown, Windcrest, TX. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Eric Dopp Memorial Firefighters Fund at any Security Service Federal Credit Union Branch. Anyone not having a SSFCU branch in their area can call 1-800-527-7328 and inform the teller they want to make a bank transfer into the Memorial Fund for Eric Dopp. You may sign the on-line guestbook at www.missionparks.com under the obituary section. MISSION PARK FUNERAL CHAPELS NORTH 3401 CHERRY RIDGE DRIVE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78230

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Eric M. Dopp

March 25, 1979 - March 24, 2006