{"id":146857,"date":"2023-11-23T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=146857"},"modified":"2023-11-24T07:56:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T12:56:42","slug":"eric-thompson-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/eric-thompson-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Thompson Long"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eric died peacefully at The Pines LTC, Bracebridge on Friday, November 10, 2023. He was 72 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric was the beloved husband of Donna Lee Brock of Sprucedale; much-loved stepfather of Bernadette Lee Commandant (Alec Bellaire) of Ottawa; and cherished grandfather of Lucas and Callum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was predeceased by his parents Grace &amp; Chester Long, and his sister Betty Ann Park, and is survived by his brother Ed Long (Lorraine) of Callander, and brother-in-law Michael Park of North Bay. He was the proud uncle of Jeff and Barb Park, Carrie and Mike Wilkinson, Brad and Kim Park, Kevin and Tina Long, Francine and Sean&nbsp;de Belchior, and great-uncle of Hailey &amp; Spencer, Tamara &amp; Kaitlyn, Tyler &amp; Riley, Kayden &amp; Grace, and Gabriella. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric was a Cable TV Electronics Technician, working around the province and retiring from Cogeco in Huntsville. Cremation has taken place. A&nbsp;Memorial Service and burial of ashes will be announced in the spring\/summer of 2024. Should you wish to make a donation in Eric\u2019s memory, please consider the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crm2.diabetes.ca\/site\/Donation2?df_id=2841&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;2841.donation=form1&amp;s_promoCode=categorythree&amp;set.DonationLevel=4261&amp;set.Value=10000&amp;set.ShowHonorFields=false&amp;utm_campaign=13029_DC_Q4&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=search&amp;utm_content=&amp;s_appealCode=1058-350:%2011770%20\/%2030110%20\/%20DM-NAT%20ONLINE%20Search%20Paid%202023%20\/%20Online%20donation&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA9dGqBhAqEiwAmRpTC_fSE_GkC6QpUAEWsOH3DHbfw004xaMySmpdcxnA24xRc_TKxHNYeRoC1hoQAvD_BwE\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Diabetes<\/span><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.alzheimer.ca\/site\/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app20102b?idb=1958060253&amp;df_id=7061&amp;7061.donation=landing&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=C4C0C87458C795C1D6B18F8B0C24CAA0&amp;7061_donation=landing&amp;_ga=2.36498146.316839787.1700078513-96568482.1700078513&amp;_gl=1*1x3vx8z*_ga*OTY1Njg0ODIuMTcwMDA3ODUxMw..*_ga_NFR6ZNF0JS*MTcwMDA3ODUxMy4xLjAuMTcwMDA3ODUxMy4wLjAuMA..\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Alzheimer\u2019s Society<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. To leave a tribute or memory for the family, please visit<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www9.funeralwebhost.com\/apa\/notices\/Eric-Long\"><strong>paulfuneralhome.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/span>&nbsp;or call Paul Funeral Home, Powassan at 705-724-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric died peacefully at The Pines LTC, Bracebridge on Friday, November 10, 2023. 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