Abstract
Eric P. McElravy, an active researcher in Trichoptera and other groups of aquatic insects for 4 decades, died in San Leandro, California, on August 27, 2014. He was born on November 28, 1946, and raised in Ohio. He completed a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree at Kent State University, and then spent 10 years as a high school science teacher before earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Entomology from the University of California, Berkeley. Following this, Eric worked as an environmental consultant on various projects throughout California.