Eric, (pictured left) who the foundation is named after, is our inspiration. After his death, which resulted from severe depression and in the end suicide, a group of his closest friends came together and the Lee Eric Drake Foundation came to be. Eric was a friend in the truest sense. Anyone who knew Eric can tell you; if you had a bad day, regardless of how his day was going, he would do anything to brighten yours. He really and truly did care about you and he took time to show it. If your paths crossed, more likely than not, he would befriend you.