Obituary
Eric K. Bergstrom, of Okatie, South Carolina, passed away on December 28, 2024.
He was born on May 1, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Carl W. and Beverly (Mower) Bergstrom. After several moves around the country, the family moved to Hinsdale, Illinois. Eric graduated from Hinsdale Central High School in 1967. He continued his education at the University of Illinois with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mechanical engineering.
He worked enabling power generation for millions of people for Sargent and Lundy in Chicago, IL and Dallas, TX, and Gilbert Commonwealth/Parsons in Reading, PA and Moncks Corner, SC. His career came full circle as he came back to Sargent and Lundy before retiring.
Survivors include sons Keith Bergstrom, of Bear, Delaware, and Craig Bergstrom, of Boulder, Colorado, and sister Marsha Georgiopoulos (George), of Okatie, SC. He was preceded in death by another sister, Vicki Esparza, of Boulder, Colorado.
Eric enjoyed playing golf and the occasional fishing trip. He believed in helping the cause of defeating childhood cancer and became a donor to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. If desired, friends and family may make memorial contributions to that charity.
Eric will return to Chicago where he will be buried near family at Clarendon Hills Cemetery. By his request, there will be no formal memorial service.
