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'''Eric John Brock''' (September 24, 1966 - November 30, 2011) was an author, historian, and historical preservationist from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]].
'''Eric John Brock''' (September 24, 1966 - November 30, 2011) was an author, historian, and historical preservationist from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]].
==Biography==
A native of [[Berkeley]], [[California]], he moved with his family at an early age to Shreveport, where in 1988, he graduated from [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College. He wrote sixteen books and more than five hundred articles on the history of Shreveport and northwestern Louisiana. He penned columns entitled "The Presence of the Past" for the former ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'' newspaper. He wrote the column "A Look Back" for the ''Forum News'' in Shreveport. In his later years, he began to focus on the history of ancient Rome and donated his extensive collection of Shreveport images and memorabilia to the archives at Louisiana State University in Shreveport, hence having made his work available to the public in perpetuity.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=eric-john-brock&pid=154854978|title=Eric John Brock|publisher=''Shreveport Times''|accessdate=May 18, 2012}}</ref>
A native of [[Berkeley]], [[California]], he moved with his family at an early age to Shreveport, where in 1988, he graduated from [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College. He wrote sixteen books and more than five hundred articles on the history of Shreveport and northwestern Louisiana. He penned columns entitled "The Presence of the Past" for the former ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'' newspaper. He wrote the column "A Look Back" for the ''Forum News'' in Shreveport. In his later years, he began to focus on the history of ancient Rome and donated his extensive collection of Shreveport images and memorabilia to the archives at Louisiana State University in Shreveport, hence having made his work available to the public in perpetuity.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=eric-john-brock&pid=154854978|title=Eric John Brock|publisher=''Shreveport Times''|accessdate=May 18, 2012}}</ref>