One of our friends, STOMP16 passed away.

I hadn't talked to him in years--not that there was ever reason; we weren't particularly close. Still, Zach was a good guy. Really sorry to hear about this. Tailwinds.
 
I just got word that my and our friend Zach passed away from a stroke. He was 33 years old. A stroke at 33.
Put that into perspective. So in tribute to him in how he helped so many people I'm putting this information here. Maybe it will help someone here be able to save a life.
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Recognizing A Stroke

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this information, e-mails or sends it to 10 people, you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

Doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions. Remember three letters, STR, the first letters of the word Stroke. They stand for Smile, Talk and Raise:

S — Ask the individual to SMILE.

T — Ask the person to TALK coherently and repeat A SIMPLE SENTENCE (i.e. It is sunny out today.)

R — Ask the person to RAISE both arms .

If he or she has trouble with any one of these tasks, call the emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

A Fourth Indicator

There is another sign of a stroke: Ask the person to stick out his tongue. If the tongue is crooked, i.e., goes to one side or the other, that is also an indicator.
 
ocdflyboy said:
I just got word that my and our friend Zach passed away from a stroke. He was 33 years old. A stroke at 33.
Put that into perspective. So in tribute to him in how he helped so many people I'm putting this information here. Maybe it will help someone here be able to save a life.
11223536_10153557048792249_941511915047820052_n.jpg



Recognizing A Stroke

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this information, e-mails or sends it to 10 people, you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

Doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions. Remember three letters, STR, the first letters of the word Stroke. They stand for Smile, Talk and Raise:

S — Ask the individual to SMILE.

T — Ask the person to TALK coherently and repeat A SIMPLE SENTENCE (i.e. It is sunny out today.)

R — Ask the person to RAISE both arms .

If he or she has trouble with any one of these tasks, call the emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

A Fourth Indicator

There is another sign of a stroke: Ask the person to stick out his tongue. If the tongue is crooked, i.e., goes to one side or the other, that is also an indicator.
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Yikes...Thanks for posting that info. I know a guy who had a stroke at 27.
 
Can't believe I'm just finding out about this today. Zach and I flew together a lot and I have a lot of great memories of him. Ferrying a plane to SJU from FLL and spending a couple weeks "working" in Puerto Rico was one of my fondest memories. Truly a special guy who loved his family deeply.

RIP
 
Wow, I really need to read this forum more often. RIP Zach, you were easily one of the most laid back and easy to fly with guys I've ever met.

He was someone who only wanted to look out for others...he interviewed me for my aerial mapping gig with AAK, and as our safety officer, did some amazing work putting our company's SMS together and keeping us all in line.
 
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