Eric Cierpiot

A million times we’ve needed you,

A million times we’ve cried.

If love alone could have saved you,

You never would have died.

If all the world was ours to give,

We would give it yes, and more,

To see you coming up the steps,

And walking through the door.

To hear your voice and see your smile,

To sit and talk a while,

To be with you that same old way,

Would be our fondest day.

A heart of gold stopped beating,

Two smiling eyes closed to rest,

God broke our hearts to prove to us,

He only takes the best.

What do I want to say about Eric? His loves? His passions? His truth?

He was so strong and disciplined. When he set his mind to something, anything was possible

Eric was unable to have children of his own, but was comforted by the fact one day, he would be a grandfather.

The very first time he met Brooke (under a year old) he asked to hold her and was forever Brooke's Papa. What a special bond they had. He would tell me he needed some Brooke time and made the call to Adam to do something with his new wife and baby girl. He called her his little peanut.

Engine Room Supervisor

Company NameUnited States Navy

Dates EmployedFeb 1987 – Feb 1993

Employment Duration6 yrs 1 mo

Supervised ten people in the propulsion plant of a nuclear submarine. Operated and maintained reactor/steam plant systems including; air conditioning plants, refrigeration systems, main engines, turbine generators, control oil systems, heat exchangers, distilling plants, and a wide variety of pumps and valves for a nuclear power plant.

Continental Disc Corporation

Total Duration6 yrs 10 mos

TitleProduct Development Engineer

Dates EmployedJun 1997 – Mar 2004

Employment Duration6 yrs 10 mos

Project releated work designing and developing new pressure relief products for pressure vessels and piping systems for many diverse industries.

TitleFlow Laboratory Engineer

Dates EmployedJun 1997 – Mar 2004

Employment Duration6 yrs 10 mos

Responsible for calibrating transducers, approving test results, and supervising all phases of pressure relief device capacity testing. Certified ASME Authorized Observer.

Manufacturing Engineer

Company NameBrunson Instruments

Dates EmployedMar 2004 – Jun 2011

Employment Duration7 yrs 4 mos

LocationKansas City, Missouri Area

Responsible for maintaining and streamlining numerous legacy products, as well as the design and development of new products for the metrology industry. Utilize SolidWorks solid-modeling CAD software to create custom solutions based on customer specifications.

Adjunct Instructor (night class)

Company NameMetropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Dates EmployedAug 2011 – Jul 2014

Employment Duration3 yrs

LocationKansas City, Missouri Area

Teach SolidWorks CAD software in a semester-long night class, at the Metropolitan Community College- Business and Technology Campus (MCC-BTC)

Adjunct Instructor (night class)

Company NameMetropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Dates EmployedAug 2011 – Jul 2014

Employment Duration3 yrs

LocationKansas City, Missouri Area

Teach SolidWorks CAD software in a semester-long night class, at the Metropolitan Community College- Business and Technology Campus (MCC-BTC)

SOR

Mechanical Design Engineer

Company NameSOR

Dates EmployedJun 2011 – Present

Employment Duration9 yrs 4 mos

LocationLenexa, KS

Responsible for the design and development of mechanical level switches based on customer specific requirements. Experience with vessel design per ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, and ASME Section VIII design codes. Provide manufacturing support during the construction and calibration of level switches.

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John “Eric” Cierpiot, 52, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019, in Kansas City, MO. He was happily married to Dawn Rosanna (Prather) Cierpiot, for 23 years.

Eric served in the United States Navy from 1987-1993 aboard the U.S.S. Archerfish SSN-678, in the submarine service. After his honorable discharge, he attended Maple Woods Community College completing his education at the University of Missouri Rolla, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. After completing his degree he continued on to earn his Professional Engineering License. Eric had positions with other companies but was most fulfilled with the last 6 years working for SOR, Inc. in Lenexa, KS.

In 2004, Eric was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, but he ensured that it would not define him. He continued to maintain his fitness level throughout his life despite his challenges with MS. Eric was an active man. He loved to travel, and to share his passions with his family, especially his grandchildren-who were the light of his eyes. His knowledge of all WWI history and his volunteer work at the National World War I Museum and Memorial for the past 11 years, displayed another great passion he held. Eric was continuously surrounded by family whom loved him greatly and will be remembered as a funny, smart, and loving person. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles J. Cierpiot and Margaret Catherine (Sopher) Cierpiot.

He is survived by his loving wife, Dawn; step-daughter Amanda Carmichael and wife, Colleen Koebbe; step-son Adam Carmichael and wife Sara; grandchildren, Brooke and Charles; sister Peggy Weston and husband Terry; sister Barbara Cierpiot; brother Mike Cierpiot and wife Connie; brother Gerry Cierpiot and wife Suzanna; sister Kathy Kleyh and husband Don; and many nephews and nieces.

A Celebration of Life will be held 5-7 PM, Service at 6:30 PM Friday, October 4th at the National World War I Museum and Memorial. Military Funeral Honors will be held 6:00 PM Saturday, October 5th at the Terrace Park Cemetery and Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the WWI Museum and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.