WP-ORG Main Image
View a eulogy for Eric T Paliwoda, USMA '97, who passed away on January 2, 2004.

Eric T Paliwoda

West Point, 1997

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Andy Olivastro on January 8, 2004:

I offer my most heartfelt condolences to Eric's family and his fianc?

Till now, Eric was always remembered as a phenomenal high school basketball player ? a man among boys. His talent was recognizable as early as junior high.

When Eric?s family moved to a neighboring town, we knew his athletic abaility and leadership skills would make his new team a lot better ? and more difficult to beat.

That?s my most ingrained memory. I may have seen him once since.

Yet that lasting image of Eric as an opponent on the basketball court is now being replaced with an image of him as a protector, defender and leader of men and women.

It speaks volumes about the man he became.

Again, my condolences,
Andrew Olivastro
Washington, D.C.
aolivastro@hotmail.com

Previous Eulogy   Next Eulogy
admin

West-Point.Org (WP-ORG), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, provides an online communications infrastructure that enable graduates, parents, and friends of the military academy to maintain and strengthen the associations that bind us together. We will provide this community any requested support, consistent with this purpose, as quickly and efficiently as possible. WP-ORG is funded by the generosity of member contributions. Our communication services are provided in cooperation with the AOG (independent of USMA) and are operated by volunteers serving the Long Gray Line. For questions or comments, please email us at feedback@west-point.org.