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Eric Jon Breihan Obituary - "Selfie King"
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Eric Jon Breihan passed away on April 11, 2026 from heart failure. He was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois on December 31, 1977 to Carl & Maeme Breihan of Port Orange, FL. Growing up he was nicknamed “Macho Man or the Mach”. Later in high school he was called “Big Burrito”.

He graduated from Atlantic High School in 1996, first graduating class for Atlantic High. He had a passion for football; he played on the Atlantic Varsity Football team under Coach Kevin Sullivan. He earned a football scholarship to Wingate University in North Carolina. He played Football at Wingate until his football dreams ended due to football injuries to his knee and hamstring. He graduated from Wingate in 2000 with Bachelors in Parks and Recreation. He was big fan of the NFL Chicago Bears.

Eric had a short stent as a Camp Counselor but changed career paths into Sales & Marketing. He had a great personality, always jovial and fun loving. He was great with all the little kids; he had fun making them laugh.

He was never a materialistic person; he was content with the simple things in life. His pride and joy in life was his daughter, Riley. She was his heart. He was so proud of her achievements and her compassionate nature. He was a proud father indeed!

He loved drag racing and made many friends in the racing circuit. He loved working for ARC and was great at marketing and promoting. In the racing community he

became the “Selfie King” in the Racing community, gaining him fame and popularity

He was a friend t
o everyone! We will miss his laughter, silly jokes and humor.
He will always be forever missed and loved by his family.

He is survived by his parents, Carl & Maeme Breihan, beloved daughter, Riley (son-in-law, Nick Conrad), sister, Tara Breihan-Lee (Vincent Lee), nieces, Ayden Lee and young nephews, Kailer Lee & Keyon Marcus Lee. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Carl & Ethel Breihan and Maternal grandparents, Edton & Wai Yee, and his brother, Marcus C. Breihan. His memory will be cherished by a host of aunts and uncles, cousins and great cousins and many friends.

A Private Gravesite Burial Service will be held on Friday, May 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM, Daytona Memorial Park located at 1425 Bellevue Ave, Daytona Beach, FL 32114.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM at Crossroads Church 1851 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., South Daytona, FL 32119.

In Lieu Of Flowers, please consider a donation “In Memory of Eric J. Breihan” to:

Crossroads Church, 1851 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., South Daytona, FL 32119 or
American Heart Association (800-242-8721 or website: www.heart.org) in “Memory of Eric J. Breihan”

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Eric, please visit our floral store.
This obituary is published with permission of the family of Eric Jon Breihan and may not be copied © 2026
Events
Private Gravesite Burial Service
Friday, May 15, 2026
1:00PM
Daytona Memorial Park
1425 Bellevue Ave
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Guaranteed delivery before Eric's Private Gravesite Burial Service begins.
Celebration of Life Service
Saturday, May 16, 2026
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Crossroads Church
1851 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
South Daytona, FL 32119

Meet the ARC team leading the legacy forward.👋

From nitrous bottle warmers to advanced temperature control components, ARC continues to set the standard for safe, consistent heat management, eliminating the need for unsafe torch heating while optimizing performance on and off the track. We do this while keeping Trucks and Aircrafts warm and ready to go when their engines, oil or water is too cool.

Engineered for accuracy. Built for results.

Everything we’ve built started with family and racing.

Over 40 years ago Carl Breihan founded CEM Electric Co., bringing electrical engineering and innovation into the motorsports world.

Seeing racers use torches to heat nitrous bottles, he knew there had to be a safer way.

That vision led to the creation of ARC – Applied Racing Components and our mission to develop heating solutions that improve safety, consistency, and performance.
Today our products are trusted across racing, aviation, trucking, and industrial industries, but our values remain the same.

🏁 Family first.
🏁 Safety first.
🏁 Racers always.

It's official, Carl is retiring, yet the legacy will continue!

We emailed many of you, yet wanted to share the news on social for anyone who did not know.

Carl wants to thank each and every one who has believed, partnered and supported him and ARC all these years. This is his dream business, as he loves racing and engineering, so stepping away is not easy!

Yet getting older is not either and he has battled some health issues and needs to take it easier. He will still act as a mentor to us and the team as we carry on the legacy. (Cuz the man can't stop working - ha ha)

Nothing will really change, orders will still process, yet we will be looking to grow, elevate and serve our community, YOU!

We are excited for this new chapter! .

Throwback ---> Got this from Andy recently and wanted to share, as these were some good times!

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This is still the best way to heat your mother bottle. Our AN-1524A has been so popular that it's hard to keep it in stock. If you want a safe and efficient way to warm your nitrous...this warmer is for you!

It has been a long Hot summer! Hope you all are staying cool in this heat! Happy racing to all our drag racers !