On February 21, 1940, Brother Eckert’s wife received a telegram that unceremoniously announced: “Husband died today in the camp.
Ní February 21, ọdún 1940, wọ́n tẹ wáyà ránṣẹ́ sí ìyàwó Arákùnrin Eckert, èyí tí wọ́n fi túfọ̀ ọkọ rẹ̀ fún un tẹ̀gàntẹ̀gàn pé: “Ọkọ rẹ kú lónìí ní àgọ́ ìṣẹ́niníṣẹ̀ẹ́.