Article: A LIFE: Eric Hohloch, Bergenfield, 1984-2008

JAY LEVIN, STAFF WRITER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
08-24-2008

A LIFE: Eric Hohloch, Bergenfield, 1984-2008
By JAY LEVIN, STAFF WRITER
Date: 08-24-2008, Sunday
Section: LOCAL
Edtion: All Editions
Column: A LIFE
Biographical: ERIC HOHLOCH

All Eric Hohloch wanted was to do things for himself.

One of his greatest aspirations was to rise from his wheelchair.

"He was looking into surgery to straighten the spine," said his father, Rolf Hohloch. "He always wanted to see what it was like to stand up."

Eric, who had the birth defect spina bifida, which rendered his legs useless, died of pneumonia on Aug. 9.

The young man from Bergenfield never realized his wish of assessing how tall he was. Nor did he ...

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