Eric represented Belgium in Bobsleigh in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympics of 1936
Eric was born in 1903. He married Katherine Stewart around 1932 and they had two children together. He passed away in 1939. At the time of his death, he was a lieutenant.
He was listed as a diplomat in 1935. In 1936, he was on the Belgium bobsled team. His team finished 8th in the 2 man and the 4 man events. He died in a test flight for a military aircraft, the Renard R-36.
Sources
"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24KH-HTC : 2 March 2021), Katharine De Spoelberch, 1936; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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