Petals Of Love

Business name:

Petals Of Love

Address:

3601 Unicoi Dr

City:

Unicoi

State:

Tennessee

Zip Code:

37692

Phone number:

(423) 735-0222

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Sewell remembered for connection to children he helped

Johnson City Boys & Girls Club and had served on several civic organizations in Johnson City and Elizabethton. He also worked at the Unicoi County YMCA. Spokespersons at all three agencies said Sewell made a huge impact on kids in their programs, and he’ll be greatly missed. “Eric worked at the Johnson City Boys and Girls Club for many years and was very active in programming, taking the kids to camp, mentoring and just different things,” said Robin Crumley, president and CEO of the organization. “Eric liked to be around kids, he liked to play and have fun, but with dignity and discipline. He was very much a kid at heart,” she said. “He was a key person in the lives of many youth in this community.” Crumley, like others who spoke about him Thursday, said they heard through the grapevine or social media about Sewell’s passing. “For the staff here who knew Eric, it was a shock,” Crumley said. She’s also contacted people who now live away from the Tri-Cities but knew Sewell about his death. Joe Ebarb, director of the Unicoi County YMCA, said after he took his current position in 2012, he hired Sewell to help run the agency’s programs. “Programs are my strong point, but I needed someone with experience to run the program,” Ebarb said, and Sewell, who had a special knack for communicating with kids, was that person.  “He would get down on their level and talk to them,” Ebarb said. “He would sit beside them and talk, joke and kid with them. I thought he had a genuine connection with children. He also refereed basketball games in the youth league and TSSAA. He knew so many people be... (Johnson City Press (subscription))