One of my coworkers lost her husband yesterday. It was very unexpected, they believe that he died instantly from a heart attack. There are lots of weird circumstances about this story. He worked for the Dept. of Transportation and had been scheduled to work on a Sunday which she said he hadn't been scheduled for in 10 years. That morning he was on his route and he stopped at a McDonald's and told them at the counter that he didn't feel well. They called 911 and he collapsed at the counter. The response time was only 4 minutes but he was already gone. Beth was here at work and got the call to go to the hospital. She said that if he hadn't been scheduled to work, he would have been at home alone and she wouldn't have made it there until 8 p.m.
We worked together last week and he came up here to have lunch with her. Once he left, we had a conversation about his health. He had failed his physical for work and had been sent for a cardio work-up. They found that he had a really low heart rate but she told me that this was normal for him. He was put on blood pressure medication and his knee was bothering him so much that he couldn't go skiing.
How sad! He seemed like a genuinely sweet man. They were inseparable and were best of friends. They are only in their 50's and have a son and a daughter. Please keep them in your prayers. Her name is Beth and his name was Bill.
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