http://www.chapelc.com/book-of-memories/2904377/Karklins-Erik/service-details.php
Deepest condolences to Andrew and to the Karklins family.
Ken Marshall’s profile, originally published in Chess Life: http://www.il-chess.org/history/368-erik-and-andrew-karklins-143-years-of-chess-and-counting
Erik Karklins was one of those people you never expect to die, regardless of age. Two others (more famous) were Alfred Hitchcock and George Burns. It’s always a shock.
According to the obit, Erik Karklins had just recently celebrated his 102nd birthday.
Bill Smythe
It was always a battle playing Erik, and it was easy to see where Andrew got his flair for originality.