Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail (ECRT) has lost our good friend, Rick LeFeber, who was a past Board member of ECRT and a mentor to the Board members for many years. He died March 8th from complications of bone cancer. After his cancer diagnosis several years ago, he remained active on the Board during his initial cancer treatments, and is responsible for many key steps in ECRT's progress. He was a generous, funny, smart, and engaging person. He loved ECRT, and he showed it.

Rick was instrumental in the creation and maintenance of the 12.2-mile Pat McGee Trail in Cattaraugus County, and generously shared his trail building experiences and knowledge with ECRT, eager to help us create a similar trail in Erie County. 

If you knew Rick when he was alive, it won't surprise you that he wrote his own obituary, which you can enjoy here. There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date at the Zaepfel Nature Sanctuary & Research Center that he founded. 

Rest in peace, Rick. We'll miss you around here!