from the PacMasters Update Email
Ross Shoemaker, RIP
1942-2007
Ross Shoemaker died suddenly at the Senior Games following one of his swims. Ross had collapsed on the deck, and was not able to be revived. It is a terrible loss - Ross was a longtime member of the San Mateo Marlins, a warm and supportive man, and a devoted swimmer with an encouraging word for everyone.
Ross coached at Chabot Junior College for many years. Services are pending.
I don't think I need to point out the frequncy with which these unfortunate events have been occuring recently. Should active swimmers be getting stress echos or something as they get older? Are simple BP and lipid screens simply not enough?
But this has got to be the 3 rd. or 4 th person with in a year.
If my recollection is accurate, this is the third person in about a month. Parry O'Brien, Dave Parcells and now Ross Shoemaker. I'm kind of surprised that there wasn't more discussion of Dave's passing. At only 49 he was significantly younger than the other swimmers who died recently and arguably a more accomplished swimmer. From what I can tell, at his death he was one of the most elite ultra long-distance open water swimmers around. Marcia Cleveland told me that people came from as far away as Seattle and the UK for his funeral in Connecticut last weekend.
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But this has got to be the 3 rd. or 4 th person with in a year.
If my recollection is accurate, this is the third person in about a month. Parry O'Brien, Dave Parcells and now Ross Shoemaker. I'm kind of surprised that there wasn't more discussion of Dave's passing. At only 49 he was significantly younger than the other swimmers who died recently and arguably a more accomplished swimmer. From what I can tell, at his death he was one of the most elite ultra long-distance open water swimmers around. Marcia Cleveland told me that people came from as far away as Seattle and the UK for his funeral in Connecticut last weekend.
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Skip Montanaro
