Funeral Services and Online Tributes for Cocodorm Model Lamar
A follow-up to the tragic story of Eric Lamar Turner, the handsome popular former model (nsfw) on the blatino-themed Cocodorm who was killed in a horrific head-on highway collision after leaving Chicago's black gay pride celebration.
Funeral services were held Sunday in Louisville, Kentucky, where Turner grew up. The Louisville Courier-Journal ran a very thoughtful obit with this quote from his grandmother Jocqueline Turner: "One of my greatest fears was that Eric moved around so much and I was always afraid that something would happen," she said. "He was a heart-stealer, had so much charisma, and was very charming. He was a person you couldn't stay angry with and he loved to travel."
Meanwhile, thoughts and condolences are being expressed across the internet. The boys at the popular and always-entertaining So Gully World posted a five page virtual tribute to Lamar, and, there is a similar thread at Blackvoices' forum for black gay men. Lamar's MySpace has not been updated in several weeks. Somewhat ironically, there are well-wishes from several friends who planned to meet him at Chicago black pride.
