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'73 H1 Triple · 07-10-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducati Diva

Very sorry to hear this. Remember all the good times and may it bring smiles to your faces as you deal with this difficult time. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.

Very true.

That's way too young. I'll say prayers for the entire family. Please accept my sincere condolances.

Jeff

racedoll · 07-11-2009, 10:42 PM

Sorry to hear this Porkchop. You have Erik and my sympathy.

Angee · 07-11-2009, 11:00 PM

So sorry hon...RIP

101lifts2 · 07-11-2009, 11:08 PM

Sorry for your loss. RIP

Quick281 · 07-11-2009, 11:18 PM

All of you have my most sincere thoughts.

njchopper87 · 07-12-2009, 07:49 PM

Ohh.. that sucks.. I'm sorry. You're all in my thoughts.

Porkchop · 07-14-2009, 12:23 PM

Thanks to all of the responses, i have passed them on to the family.

But now that I have some time to actually sit and think, I thought i might explain a little bit. As you could see my dad was 46, about to be 47 in August. Lets just say my bloodline wasnt dealt the best of genetics to begin with. His father died of a heart attack when he was 11, and his mother died a month before I was born at 53, also of a heart attack. So he, and i havnt been dealt the best of hands off the draw. About 20 years ago he was diagnosed with cancer (Hodgkins). He ended up beating that after much treatment. About ten years ago he had his first heart attack in the infield at Martinsville speedway during a Nascar race. It was a major attack in a minor artery. Three years later he had another heart attack at home, this one being a minor heart attack in a major artery. (Being that he only thought it was chest pains.) But through it all his lifestyle has cleaned up a bit of recent, it will be three years this week that he stopped smoking, eating much better all along, and exercizing.

Friday morning about 2:30 my mom woke up to what she thought was snoring... he was a loud snorer! She bumped him to get him to stop and when he didnt respond, she realized the breathing was irratic and labored. By the time she had turned the light on, called 911, and woken my brother.... he had ceased breathing. Unfortunatly he was on his side, and if they rolled him over he was dangerously close to the edge. So my poor mother with dermata-myositis and little brother had to get my dad to the floor to perform cpr. I unfortunatly was 20 minutes away with friends, and by the time i had gotten home the paramedics were there and working. At the time I didnt know, and even later i didnt, but I now know my dad had passed before i arrived home. They took him to Doctor West, and did a sonogram to check for any movement in the heart, but it did not want to restart. We requested that no autopsy be taken, but after much talk with our neighbor that is a doctor we have come to an answer. At some point during the night, his heart just stopped... no heart attack, stroke, or clot. The odd breathing my mom heard is now explained as an arrithmia (sp?), basically his brain telling the body to kick start, but it never could....

Both ceremonies were beautiful. He loved classic rock and classic cars, and even though the casket was closed, he will be going in his GTO button up shirt and Big Head Todd hat. During the viewing, instead of having sad funeral music, we put together a disk of his favorite music. It was a 2 hour viewing and somehow we couldnt get the disk any lower than 5 hours and 37 minutes and included the beatles, pink floyd, tom petty, big head todd, collective soul, bush, genesis, and so many more. And of course the catholic mass was amazing.

Thanks again everybody....

the chi · 07-14-2009, 12:40 PM

Im so sorry for your loss, sounds like ya'll gave him a sendoff to be proud of.

Gas Man · 07-14-2009, 10:33 PM

Sorry for your loss. He was too young that is for sure. Heck of a send off you gave him. As many here know I just recently went thru a similar deal with my father in the first half of the year. I feel very much for what you are going thru. It will be tuff at times. I remember my 30th b-day about a month after his death. I never gave it much thought, then after my card from the wife, I was lying in bed and it hit me. My dad wasn't around. It hit me so hard and it came out of no where. I think about my dad often and miss him allot. Hell even today, I was reading something and wanted to talk to him about it... but I can't. Makes me sad. So again, I'm sorry for your loss. I will say a prayer for you and your family, that you have the strength to endure.

Tsunami · 07-15-2009, 03:48 AM

Oh porkchop, I am so sorry for your loss, my condolences to you and your family/friends.

07-11-2009, 11:08 PM	#24
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07-11-2009, 11:18 PM	#25
Quick281 Victim of Blazer Rapage Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Talkeetna, AK Moto: 06 GSXR 600 Posts: 1,707	All of you have my most sincere thoughts. __________________ -Alex- Resident TWFix Noob. My 06 GSXR 600 <-- Its Clickable Fools.

07-14-2009, 12:23 PM	#27
Porkchop 125GP Champion Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worthington, OH Moto: Empty Garage Posts: 3,418	Thanks to all of the responses, i have passed them on to the family. But now that I have some time to actually sit and think, I thought i might explain a little bit. As you could see my dad was 46, about to be 47 in August. Lets just say my bloodline wasnt dealt the best of genetics to begin with. His father died of a heart attack when he was 11, and his mother died a month before I was born at 53, also of a heart attack. So he, and i havnt been dealt the best of hands off the draw. About 20 years ago he was diagnosed with cancer (Hodgkins). He ended up beating that after much treatment. About ten years ago he had his first heart attack in the infield at Martinsville speedway during a Nascar race. It was a major attack in a minor artery. Three years later he had another heart attack at home, this one being a minor heart attack in a major artery. (Being that he only thought it was chest pains.) But through it all his lifestyle has cleaned up a bit of recent, it will be three years this week that he stopped smoking, eating much better all along, and exercizing. Friday morning about 2:30 my mom woke up to what she thought was snoring... he was a loud snorer! She bumped him to get him to stop and when he didnt respond, she realized the breathing was irratic and labored. By the time she had turned the light on, called 911, and woken my brother.... he had ceased breathing. Unfortunatly he was on his side, and if they rolled him over he was dangerously close to the edge. So my poor mother with dermata-myositis and little brother had to get my dad to the floor to perform cpr. I unfortunatly was 20 minutes away with friends, and by the time i had gotten home the paramedics were there and working. At the time I didnt know, and even later i didnt, but I now know my dad had passed before i arrived home. They took him to Doctor West, and did a sonogram to check for any movement in the heart, but it did not want to restart. We requested that no autopsy be taken, but after much talk with our neighbor that is a doctor we have come to an answer. At some point during the night, his heart just stopped... no heart attack, stroke, or clot. The odd breathing my mom heard is now explained as an arrithmia (sp?), basically his brain telling the body to kick start, but it never could.... Both ceremonies were beautiful. He loved classic rock and classic cars, and even though the casket was closed, he will be going in his GTO button up shirt and Big Head Todd hat. During the viewing, instead of having sad funeral music, we put together a disk of his favorite music. It was a 2 hour viewing and somehow we couldnt get the disk any lower than 5 hours and 37 minutes and included the beatles, pink floyd, tom petty, big head todd, collective soul, bush, genesis, and so many more. And of course the catholic mass was amazing. Thanks again everybody.... __________________ *Coming soon? 2010 Ducati Monster 696 - Sold 1984 Honda VF500F - Sold 1999 Yamaha R6 - Sold

07-14-2009, 10:33 PM	#29
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Sorry for your loss. He was too young that is for sure. Heck of a send off you gave him. As many here know I just recently went thru a similar deal with my father in the first half of the year. I feel very much for what you are going thru. It will be tuff at times. I remember my 30th b-day about a month after his death. I never gave it much thought, then after my card from the wife, I was lying in bed and it hit me. My dad wasn't around. It hit me so hard and it came out of no where. I think about my dad often and miss him allot. Hell even today, I was reading something and wanted to talk to him about it... but I can't. Makes me sad. So again, I'm sorry for your loss. I will say a prayer for you and your family, that you have the strength to endure. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

07-11-2009, 10:42 PM	#22
racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	Sorry to hear this Porkchop. You have Erik and my sympathy.

07-15-2009, 03:48 AM	#30
Tsunami Pug Queen Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Moto: DR200, SV650 Posts: 2,486	Oh porkchop, I am so sorry for your loss, my condolences to you and your family/friends.