Elric Pinckney Obituary

PINCKNEY, III, Elric Elric Simons Pinckney, III was born in Charleston, SC on May 2, 1947,graduated from Aiken High School, attended the University of South Carolinaand served in the United States Marine Corps. He died in his home in Key West, Florida on June 10, 2006. He is survived by his father, Elric S. Pinckney, Jr; one sister, Margaret P.Hay and her husband Solomon L. Hay, III; two nieces, Laura Frushone and herhusband Christopher Frushone; The Reverend Anna Pinckney Straight and herhusband, Benjamin Straight; nephew Adam E. Crotts; step-nephew S.Legare Hay, IV; great niece Sarah Allan Straight; great nephews, Sam andJames Frushone and his very good friend since childhood, Vicki Gordon of Key West. Ric worked with the American Horse Council and the American Horse ShowAssociation. He was CEO of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games Equestrian Center in Atlanta and was considered an authority on designing equestrian residential communities and on methods of race horse identification. After cancer surgery, he moved to Key West for recuperation and became an active member of the creative community. He was founding editor of Celebrate! Newspaper, which ironically ceased publication only days before his death. Ric was an ardent fan of diva Barbara Conrad and a supporter of local performance arts groups. Most especially, he cherished the Key West Film Society, his major philanthropy, which he served professionally in areas of administration and fundraising. He was also a member of Metropolitan Community Church. A skilled storyteller with a quiet but wicked sense of humor, Ric was universally recognized by those who knew him well as a Southern gentleman and a gentle man. Memorial services will be held at Metropolitan Community Church, 1215 Petronia in Key West Saturday morning at 10:00. Interment will be at Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina later this month. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.