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?
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....Jocularity aside, we all remember I believe the case of that young health guru, a few years ago, who used to run (if memory serves) and who dies suddenly. You never know when IT is gonna hit....QUOTE]
Can I just supply some details about him ... he started jogging at the age of 35 after years of smoking and being overweight - with odds stacked against him at that point, starting to exercise probably enabled him to live longer than might be expected given his health history.
Here is something from this website: www.halhigdon.com/.../Fixx.htm
"Jim Fixx...given the fact that his father died of a heart attack at age 43, and he survived nine years longer to age 52. He might have lived longer had he listened to Dr. Cooper, who urged him to take a stress test during one visit to the Cooper Clinic in Dallas. Despite having cholesterol levels above 250, Fixx demurred for reasons we can only guess at. In the several months before his death, Fixx ignored what hindsight reveals were the warning signs of advanced coronary artery disease. An autopsy revealed blockage in Fixx's three main arteries of 95 percent, 85 percent and 50 percent."
....Jocularity aside, we all remember I believe the case of that young health guru, a few years ago, who used to run (if memory serves) and who dies suddenly. You never know when IT is gonna hit....QUOTE]
Can I just supply some details about him ... he started jogging at the age of 35 after years of smoking and being overweight - with odds stacked against him at that point, starting to exercise probably enabled him to live longer than might be expected given his health history.
Here is something from this website: www.halhigdon.com/.../Fixx.htm
"Jim Fixx...given the fact that his father died of a heart attack at age 43, and he survived nine years longer to age 52. He might have lived longer had he listened to Dr. Cooper, who urged him to take a stress test during one visit to the Cooper Clinic in Dallas. Despite having cholesterol levels above 250, Fixx demurred for reasons we can only guess at. In the several months before his death, Fixx ignored what hindsight reveals were the warning signs of advanced coronary artery disease. An autopsy revealed blockage in Fixx's three main arteries of 95 percent, 85 percent and 50 percent."
