Eric A. Dyke, 25, of Rossville, Illinois died at 10:50pm, Saturday November 4th, 2006 at Carle Hospital, Urbana, Illinois.

Champaign/Urbana Services
Visitation will be held from 5pm - 7pm, Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 Philo Road, Urbana, Illinois 61802. Prayer service will be held at 7pm following the visitation.

Springfield, Ohio Services
Visitation will be held from 5pm - 8pm Friday, November 10th, 2006 at the Jones-Kenney-Zechman Funeral home, Springfield, Ohio wit a prayer service at 7:30pm.

Funeral services will be held at St Bernard Catholic Church, 910 Lagonda Ave. Springfield, Oh 45502.

Burial will be held following the service at Fern Cliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.

Wake following the burial at the Moose Lodge - Selma Road - Springfield

Sam & Celeste have created a fund in Eric’s name to help the families of other brain injury accidents. As we found out there are a lot expenses for the family members while waiting for the prognosis and healing of their brain injured loved ones. Sam & Celeste feel that a fund to help these families to stay near and with their loved ones is critical. In lieu of flowers if you wish to donate to this cause, refer to the address below.

Eric Dyke Benefit Fund
ATTENTION: Megan Cozad
C/o US Bank
5321 Council Street NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Thank you all and god bless

Eric passed away peacefully at 10:50pm tonight. Sam & Celeste were holding him and talking to him when he took his last breath. Eric fought a good fight but his lungs gave out. The infections and the injury to his lungs were too much for him.

Please continue your prayers for Eric and always remember his handsome face, beautiful smile, gentle touch, kind heart and loving soul.

I love you Eric. My son you will always be in my heart and my thoughts.

A service will be held in Champaign this week then another service and burial will happen next weekend in Springfield, Ohio. We will keep you posted when the final arrangements have been completed.

1:40pm - Eric had a rough night but is resting comfortably now. He coughed most of the night. His stomach was not absorbing the nutrients they were feeding him so they stopped the feeding for a few hours, emptied his stomach and now they have restarted the feeding. Eric continues to have hot and cold spells. Please keep Eric in your prayers.

1:21pm - Eric is resting comfortably today. He coughs once in a while but for the most part he's sleeping.

1:14pm - Eric is not doing very well today. His temprature is high and his breathing is labored. He is coughing a lot. The doctors took another CT scan this morning and did not see anything different. No swelling, no blood or increased fluids. I will post another update later tonight.

5:17pm - Eric had a full day and is really exhausted. Eric had almost 5 hours of therapy today but unfortunately he really didn't show any signs of alertness. He's coughing more today and the infection is still hanging on. They have moved Eric into a private room where it's very quiet. Each day, I believe he's getting weaker and more fragile.

I would like to ask those of you that visit Eric to skip this week as to give him more time to rest and ensure that he is not exposed to any other infection.

10:52am - Met with the rehab doctor this morning. He did not have good news. The doctor said that all the movements that Eric is making are basic and that Eric is not aware of his surroundings or the people around him. He did not think that aggressive therapy will help and recommended that we move him into an assisted living facility that also provides basic rehab capabilities. The doctor did not give Eric high chances of recovery. The hospital will most likely release Eric to a nursing home by the end of this week.

9:17pm - Eric has been moved to the 4th floor (regular room) and removed from oxygen. Most of you know that I'm trying to concentrate on the positives however; I also need to let you know that Eric has lost a lot of weight and is fragile. The rehab doctor did see him today and he also believes the same (doom & gloom) prognosis the other doctors have told us. We have a 9am meeting with him tomorrow to get more details. Eric has been quiet this afternoon and tonight.

2:52pm - I worked with Eric during the night however; he seemed distant most of the night. Eric kept moving his hand towards his face but could not quite reach it. I helped him reach his face and he took his finger and scratch the side of his nose, a second after, he fell asleep. Eric also kept on grabbing his oxygen hose and pull it off. I had to keep holding his hand.

Celeste said that his morning Eric has been very active and while working with the therapist, Eric was attentive and she thought that he waived goodbye to her. Eric's blood work showed that his infection is lower but not quite gone (was at 21, now at 15, needs to be at 11 or lower). We are still waiting for the elusive Dr. Jain (rehab doctor) to evaluate Eric.

10:44pm - Eric is currently sleeping. Eric's mom said that Eric did not cough much today and that he grabbed the therapists' hand when she was tapping on his lungs - I guess he didn't like that. Eric is moving his left arm pretty good. Last night, I told him to raise his arm if he needs anything and it seems like he was raising it frequently so I would talk to him, hold his hand and massage his arm and leg which seems to calm him down. When he wakes up tonight, I'm going to try and work with him on specific questions with definitive responses (I hope).

Again, thank you all for your continued support and prayers.