Ereck Plancher Memorial Videos: Remembering a Fallen Knight
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When Giselle Plancher broke down in tears as she listened to former UCF football player Cody Minnich testify about how her son struggled to try walk away after that final workout, the courtroom got a glimpse of how painful dealing with her child’s death has been.
He wasn’t the typical stereotypical jock who put athletics over academics. He graduated Lely High School with a 3.9 GPA and continued his success in the classrooms at UCF.
Only positive things can be said about Ereck on both sides of this lawsuit, and his high school principal said there will never be another man like him.
A God-fearing man, he conducted himself in a manner that parents would respect and his peers would look up to. Ereck wouldn’t use swear words, he didn’t drink or do drugs and he always did what he could to help his fellow man, friends said.
He was also a family man, and was very close with his mother. Their relationship is described as so genuine and beautiful — the type every mother would want to have with her son. He also took care of his little brother, whether it be taking him to Olive Garden or playing football with him, he was there for him.The people who have met him said he had always put his all into everything that he did and that’s exactly how he went out.
When he was laid to rest, his high school had to donate space to hold the service. It was the only place big enough, and it was still standing room only.
Ereck’s reputation makes his sudden death — and reliving it in a courtroom — that much more emotional for his family, friends and teammates.
