<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/magazine/fall-2000/remembering-eric.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Remembering Eric</title><excerpt>Eric McKellips ’91 passed away Aug. 26, 2000, at the age of 31 as a result of injuries suffered during an automobile accident. He attended Westmont from 1987-1991 and graduated summa cum laude before obtaining his accounting credential from U.C. Santa Barbara and passing the C.P.A. exam. He also became a licensed California real estate broker. At the time of his death, he was the controller for Tynan Group Inc., a national real estate company with headquarters in Santa Barbara.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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