The Passing of an INGO Member

[shooter521]

Wow, that comes as quite a shock. Condolences to his family.

 

[Annie Oakley]

I always enjoyed reading his posts. Thoughts to the family.

 

[4sarge]

So Sorry for the Loss, Eric always seemed to be on top of the issues, knowledgeable and even handed. I for one will miss his wit and charm. Prayers for Eric, his family and for all that will miss him.

God Bless Eric

 

[notasccrmom]

My condolences...

 

[IUGradStudent]

Our prayers are with him and his family.

 

[NEWMAN]

26 years of age?
Oh my, I wish his family the best.
J

 

[karlsgunbunker]

He and his family will be in our Prayers!

 

[RogerB]

Wow this is quite the shock. I met Eric, DH and SjStill at the Glock sport shoot this past summer. Didn't even know he had heart problems.... I don't have a bookfull of what I would consider friends, so the ones I do have I hold great respect for.

You will be missed my friend...prayers to his family and other friends he's left behind. Save us a spot for when we meet again.

 

[BeeRian]

Eric was a good guy. Always cracking jokes, but he was serious on the line. I will miss him.

I too worked with Eric from time to time on the line at Eagle Creek as well as in our NRA classes. Im so sorry to hear of his passing. He will be missed.

 

[MACHINEGUN]

God bless him and his family... rest in peace Eric.

 

[cce1302]

Sorry to hear that.
My prayers are with his family.

 

[Bill of Rights]

May his memory be a lasting blessing. My sympathies to his family.

 

[Benny]

26??????

What horrible, horrible news.

Thoughts and prayers on the way.

What a terrible loss to not only this gun board, but society in general.



My apologies if I looked past it, but what were the complications?

 

[Scutter01]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...nts/15209-eric_rader_epsylum_information.html

Information from Jim Rader regarding a celebration of Eric's life

 

[Bill of Rights]

26??????

What horrible, horrible news.

Thoughts and prayers on the way.

What a terrible loss to not only this gun board, but society in general.



My apologies if I looked past it, but what were the complications?

According to the Eagle Creek webpage, "Eric recently found that he had torn his aorta and damaged a heart valve. He passed during surgery. Eric was a great guy, and we will miss him terribly. "

For reference's sake, I will note that for him to "find" he had torn his aorta, (which is the largest artery in the body and about as big around as your thumb) and to have time to do anything about it is miraculous. Aortal tears have been known to kill people in a matter of seconds. I will not go so far as to say that he was lucky, but that he had a chance to get into surgery and have a fighting chance to live, THAT is lucky.

FWIW...

Blessings,
B

 

[Crystalship1]

I'll post this to help us all "get our heads around" what this is:

CLICKY ----> Heart: Traumatic Aortic Rupture

 

[22rssix]

Vern,

That is sad news. From what was said at the range on Sunday it seemed it was going to be a routine type of thing.

It hurts that he has passed and my prayers go out to him and his family.

Being new to the area he was one of the few new people that I have met. He was a great guy and he will be missed dearly.

-James

 

[smokingman]

Prayers go out to his friends and family. thank you for letting us know.

 

[ChrisK]

Our prayers go out to him and his family. You can also tell he had INGO as his family too. God Bless all of you.

 

[Panama]

Most sincere thoughts and prayers to all who knew him.