News item posted on 2014-12-04

Eric Dawson

It is with great sadness that I pass along the message that our colleague Eric Dawson, who was an integral part of our community and served a key role in the CSB Computation Education & Outreach program for many years, has passed away.

Eric was recently diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and succumbed on December 1 from cardiac complications. We mourn the loss of our colleague and offer condolences to his wife, Toni Renee Dawson (Dr. Susan Wente’s Lab Manager in Cell and Developmental Biology), and family.

Funeral services for Eric will be held Thursday, December 4, at 7:00 pm at the Woodfin Funeral Chapel in Murfreesboro. Visitation will take place at the chapel from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The chapel is located at 1488 Lascassas Pike, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research. In memory of Eric, the members of the CSB staff will make a donation to fund brain cancer research. If you would like to send a personal card to the Dawson family or if you would like more information regarding ways to provide assistance to the family, please contact Jen Smith in the Biochemistry Department or Susan Walker in the CDB.

You can find a brief reflection of Eric’s research and scholarship posted here.

Walter Chazin


Author: Walter J. Chazin