Zoe Eichman Obituary

Zoe Alice Eichman, age 62, went to her eternal resting place with God on June 2, 2017.

She was preceded in death by her father, Robert King Merrill; her mother, Dorothy Lorraine Merrill; and her brother, Daniel Elliot Merrill.

Zoe is survived by her longtime companion of twenty-three years, Jerry Cochran; her three daughters, Jennifer (Pat) Van Doren, Dana (Randy) Martinez, and Shannon Evans; her sister, Lorraine Esquibel; her nieces and nephews; her seven grandchildren, Corrie, Brianna, Skylar, Ryker, and Randy, Jr. Martinez, and Niccole and Cameron Phillips-Evans; and her great-grandchildren, Armani Rivera, Riley, Cache, and Emily Cano, and Bailey Evans.

Zoe Eichman was a devoted Christian. She shared a private relationship with God. She spent most of her early life writing and singing music. Music was her life. She accomplished many milestones and will be sadly missed by her family.

Her music will play in our hearts forever.

She Is Gone

You can shed tears that she is gone

or you can smile because she has lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back

or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see her

or you can be full of the love you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday

or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember her and only that she's gone

or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind,

be empty and turn your back

or you can do what she'd want:

smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

-David Harkins