Birth date: Jun 17, 1972 Death date: Jan 26, 2022
Brian L. "Bubba" Eckerd, 49 years of Cahokia, IL., passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO. He was born June 17, 1972, in Red Bud, IL. Bubba had worked as a truck driver. He love Read Obituary
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Bubba took all 5 great nieces and nephews on ride in wagon behind four wheeler they were little enough to all fit in wagon then he brings them back all laughing covered in mud dots their mommas hollaring at bubba why he get them so muddy he said I never promised to keep them clean . Now the kids love rain and slinging mud
GOD BLESS BONNIE, FRED, DANA & DEREK AND ALL THOSE THAT KNEW BRIAN, BRIAN WILL ALWAYS BE FAMILY NO MATTER WHAT!
When Brian and his family moved in 2 doors down from us back in 1988 after my dad passed away, and Brian and his step brother Derek Woods came over the first time, mom didn't like them and wanted us to have nothing to do with them and Brian knew this but being as stubborn as he was back then he didn't care and continued to show up at our door. As the weeks went by mom began to take a liking to him and he started to become one of the family.
Well as time went on and the closer we got the memories of Brian and Derek began.
The funniest memory I have was when mom, my stepdad Eddie Cole, Roger I believe his name was and I was sitting out in the front yard having a few beers and mixed drinks and Brian came over in these baggy type shorts, sat down and the first thing that popped out at my mom was his ball sac and mom embarrassed hom by saying-damn son you have big nuts, well it was before Christmas when him and I just had this conversation again as I couldn't just put it to rest, but we laughed about it.
It was not only priceless at the time mom said it but it was soo great that I couldn't that memory die especailly after we lost mom about 18 years ago.
Another memory was when Brian,Chad Stroud, I believe it was Derek maybe it was Ronnie Groetecke and I and we all went to the show and watched Pet Semetary, and I remember us being in the car going towards upper Jerome Lane by Kofargo dance acedemy and a black kitten was crossing the street and Chad hit his brakes sooooo hard that he about gave us all whiplash but he did manage to stop the car before it went into the cat's path.
We meaning him, his brother Derek, Carla Harris and I used to go the witches house, the 7 gates of hell, went mail boxing 7, We had fun, I never was the mischievious type but you couldn't help being mischievious when you were about Brian, Throughout the years Brian has always kept up with me, always making sure I was ok, he even helped me get a litter of newborn kittens from out under our back deck 3-4 years ago.
His mom I always thought was a very nice lady, never had any issues with her or his sister Dana. I grew to love them as well and his stepdad Fred. I never forgot about either of them, I mean how could I. They were apart of my past through their children.
BRIAN YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN, THE MEMORIES WILL ALWAYS STAY ALIVE WITHIN ME, I'M JUST NUMB AND IN SHOCK SINCE MY COUSIN TOLD ME AT 7:26PM ON 1/27/22
Brian and I used to ride our bikes EVERYWHERE as kids! I mean long distances! The levee, old stolle rd. The wheelie hills. We were prolly the first kids (and bicycles) to ride on 255. Before it even opened,, while still under construction. Whatever they had completed,, we explored it. Heck We rode to Fairview, to alton,,to waterloo, and Columbia,, down bluff road to splunk some caves. Even all the way to valmeyer a time or two. Brian was always adventurous and daring! In that,, He always dared me to do stuff...lol. I can't say he ever backed down to anything. He was solid. To the core. he didn't like to show his soft side,, but he had one; And only his nieces and nephews,, (and few select others) ever got to see it. He was an original....
Bubba was a prankster he baked me a cake gave it to me for my 50 b day thought how nice he insisted we try it , nope try cut cake and the cake was really a piece foam cut size cake with real icing
