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New North Jersey Dad Peter Eckert Dies 3 Days After Leukemia Diagnosis, 35 New North Jersey Dad Peter Eckert Dies 3 Days After Leukemia Diagnosis, 35
New North Jersey Dad Peter Eckert Dies 3 Days After Leukemia Diagnosis, 35 Peter Charles Eckert Jr., who died on Sunday, March 26, always wanted to be a father and was so excited to teach his newborn son, Cooper, how to swim and play baseball, according to his obituary.  Eckert, a Bergen County native, passed away three days after his 35th birthday, the same day he was diagnosed with an aggressive case of acute leukemia, and a month after Cooper was born.  Following his passing, the North Jersey community has rallied around his fiancée Kayla Moran. A GoFundMe to support Cooper had raised more than $60,000 from 592 donors, surpassing its goal as of Tuesday, April …