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Eric Auer, 63, of Killingworth died March 12 at home with his family after a year-long battle with brain cancer. He was born April 3, 1953, in Hartford, to Oscar Auer and the late Vivian Engstrom Auer.

Eric was a lifelong resident of Killingworth, whose contributions to the community were recognized long before his illness. He was inducted into the Haddam-Killingworth Hall of Fame in 2013 and honored as the 2014 Citizen of the Year by the Killingworth Lions Club. He was a founding member of the Killingworth Chamber of Commerce and served as a member of the Killingworth Foundation Board of Directors since its inception. He served the town of Killingworth across three decades on the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Inland Wetlands and Watercourse Commission.

He is survived by his wife Evelyn; his three children, Vivian Jane, Eric William, and Sarah Mary, all of Killingworth; his father Oscar Auer of Litchfield; his five brothers and sisters; as well as his ten much-loved nieces and nephews.

Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on March 17 at the Killingworth Congregational Church. Memorial donations may be made online to the Closer to Free Fund at Smilow Cancer Hospital or to the Connecticut Hospice.