Erich Ashley Sandley of Fairhope, born April 2, 1987 at Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 in Landstuhl, Germany.
The son of Joseph Sandley and Ann Miller Sandley Massey, he was an extremely intelligent young man.
He attended John Ehret High School, Marrero, La., Class of 2005. He joined the U.S. Army in November, 2005 and graduated Army Basic Training at Fort Benning, Ga., in January 2006. A.
In May of 2006, he graduated as a Combat Medic A.I.T. at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Between June 2006 and July 2007, he was stationed at Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital, at Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, South Korea.
He returned to the United States and was stationed at Fort Hood, Killeen, Texas between the years 2007 and 2009. He enrolled and attended Central Texas College, Killen, Texas, and where his majored in history.
In October 2009, he went back overseas and was stationed at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center where he was assigned to the neurology clinic.
He had a great love for his brothers, Scott, Brandon, Logan and Brent, and his many dogs. He enjoyed fishing; loved playing sports and as he said “just keeping busy.” He also loved reading books and four of his favorites were “Culture War” by Bill O’Reilly; “The Scarlet Letter;” “Gone With the Wind;” and “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.”
He enjoyed political science and was thinking about going into politics when his tour of duty was complete. Other things that gave him pleasure were movies (Harry Potter) basketball and football, especially the New Orleans Saints.
Scott Sandley escorted his brother home from Dover, Del.
Survivors include his father, Joseph Sandley; mother and step-father, Ann Miller Sandley (Richard) Massey; grandparents, Joe Sandley, Ashley Sandley, Cecil L. Miller and Mary Doris Miller; step-grandmother, Jo A. Massey; great-grandmother, Lucia Carrington; four brothers, Scott Sandley, Brandon Sandley, Logan Sandley and Brent Massey; aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Visitation begins at 11:30 a.m. with funeral services at noon Saturday, Jan. 29 from the chapel of Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Fairhope. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens of Fairhope.
Arrangements are by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., Fairhope.
