Gohagan left a positive impact

Friends, family and co-workers from the area are mourning the accidental death of 44-year-old Atmore native and Flomaton resident Eric Gohagan who died last week in Valley Grove, W.Va. Gohagan, a welder by trade, was working on a pipeline for MarkWest Energy Partners when a track hoe slid down a hillside and hit him. Work was immediately suspended and the company issued a stand-down on all similar work sites across the tri-state region while the tragic incident was being investigated.

Rex McKinley of Atmore was close friends with Gohagan. He said that Eric was a close friend, a true friend...