Gary Richard Eckhart II

Posted 2/15/17

Gary Richard “Rich” Eckhart II, 45, of Barryville, NY, a longtime resident of the area, passed on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at home. The son of the late Gary and Carlotta May Drake …

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Gary Richard Eckhart II

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Gary Richard “Rich” Eckhart II, 45, of Barryville, NY, a longtime resident of the area, passed on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at home.


The son of the late Gary and Carlotta May Drake Eckhart, he was born August 9, 1971 in Washington, DC. Rich grew up in Rockville, Maryland, where he graduated from Thomas S. Wootton High School in 1989. In the late 1990s, Rich and his father Gary moved permanently to 8 Tow Path Rd. in Barryville, NY, where the former family summer home purchased in the 1970s became their permanent residence. Rich graduated with an associate’s degree in Applied Science in Green Building Maintenance and Management from Sullivan County Community College in May 2012. Over the years, Rich had also completed Automotive Training courses and had acquired a Commercial Driver’s License, but moreover simply enjoyed tinkering with cars. Rich was a kind-hearted person who loved the area, his neighbors and his dog Coco. He will truly be missed.


Survivors include his sister Constance “Connie” Eckhart Gartner and her husband John, his nephew Kyle Gartner, and his niece Lauren Gartner of Gaithersburg, MD.


Services will be private at the convenience of the family.