Eric Wayne Burns, 47, died on October 18, 2016, in Duluth, Minnesota. Born July 29, 1969, he was a Duluth resident and is survived by his parents Albert and Sandra Burns, siblings LaDawn Armstrong and Tyran Burns, eight children — Gytessa Martin, Jerome Watkins, Lamarcus Baker, Erin Burns, Tre Koonts, Whitney Burns, Albert Burns and Ebony Burns — and 14 grandchildren. The obituary notes he was preceded in death by his son Eric Eugene Watkins.

No suspects, arrests, or cause of death are mentioned in the available notices, so it remains unclear whether his death involved foul play, accident, or natural causes.

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