Rowdy dying at 41 was not in my bingo card yesterday. He really was the talent of a generation. Pretty shocking.
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I also have held a permanent grudge against the cowboys since they beat Denver in super bowl 12. I remember Craig very well. But if Iām 64 and I was a kid then, it does make perfect sense. Thatās the part of my brain Iām trying to readjustā¦ If Iām beginning to approach the general life expectancy of males from century ago, I have to expect it even those people who have bucked that trend quite a bit are going to finally start falling off the tree. Not to mention that the older you live into those years, the higher the chance that some body system will finally give up. Whereas Iād like to put it thatās just that many more years for something to go catastrophically wrong. 
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Not that itās any my business, but unless someone has a major health problem or, a major habit problem, it 's pretty hard to drop dead at 41.
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I heard on the radio today that he died of a severe case of pneumonia (that he neglected to treat); and it turned into sepsis.
I guess he was testing a Nascar simulator and passed out. I donāt know if he ever regained consciousness?
Iām not doctor, but unless there are other health issues he was dealing with, his death seemed preventable.
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Thatās too bad. Iām sorry for his family and fans.
FWIW, for those who are interested there is a vaccine for bacterial pneumonia available.
I got one 5 years ago. like the Varivax itās actually kind of tough for a day or two, but as we get older
Pneumococcal vaccines protect against severe bacterial infections like pneumonia, meningitis, and bloodstream infections. Routine vaccination is universally recommended for infants and young children, while adult guidelines prioritize those 50 and older or individuals aged 19ā49 with specific underlying medical conditions. [1, 2, 3, 4]
The shingles vaccine available is Shingrix, a highly effective, non-live vaccine recommended for healthy adults 50 and older, as well as adults 19 and older with weakened immune systems. It is administered in two doses to provide strong, long-lasting protection against shingles and its painful nerve complications. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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I didnāt share a lot of fine details with people on the message board about everything that occurred to me while I was stuck in that nursing home from 2016 to 2019, but in the last 8 months I went in for my annual CT scan to keep an eye on my kidney and just a general review of everything else, and only thanks to that did they discover bilateral pulmonary embolisms. They actually called me up on my phone while I was being driven back to the nursing home and made me go back right away. I just stay overnight and get put on Coumadin for a couple of months I think.
A pulmonary embolism out of nowhere is what killed Catherine OāHara, so please donāt make such a broad statement. Things like this can happen. A sudden stroke out of nowhere It does happen.
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I take your point, and it sounds like it was pneumonia.
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And apparently sepsis. The quick point of reference for those who know my history of knee infections, it was a sudden appearance of sepsis in my knee 10 years ago effectively tomorrow the 24th, that ended up completely derailing my life and slowly deteriorating my health over 10 years.
Normally your body keeps things like strep and standard staff in check, but if your immune system weakens for whatever reason at all, you could roar into sepsis faster than you can spit. Because I went to sleep one night feeling okay I guess and I woke up the next morning in the most insane agony I had felt since my kidney sounds like five or six years earlier.
I managed to survive that, but living in that environment exposed me to the most deadly form of MRSA, which is of course almost constantly being evolved by being in those environments where people are making attempts to weaken it but it just gets stronger.
So for whatever reason, he could have gone septic even from pneumonia bacteria. Condolences and prayers for peace for his family.
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Former Ute Manny Fernandez, who went on to play for the Dolphins and win 2 Super Bowls died at 79. In the undefeated season, he was credited for 17 tackles and 1 sack in the Super Bowl victory over Washington.
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Now being reported as suicide.
One of the most hilarious people out there. He made safety meetings bearable. Gone too soon.
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CTE?
- He was found by his son hung. What a way to end yourself.
EDIT This is awkward. The proper usage should be the word āhangedā. The word āhungā could have an entirely different meaning in this context. 
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Karen Huntsman
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Karen Huntsman was a remarkable woman, wife, mom, grandmother, philanthropist, etc.
It was not at all uncommon to see her with Jon, Sr. in the infusion clinic, talking with patients, interacting and listening to their stories. Some didnāt know who she was, but her presence was not as some visiting dignitary, but just like one of the other volunteers who came to offer some service and support to people going through a health crisis. That didnāt stop after Jon, Sr. passed away. She would visit HCH with her youngest son (who had challenges that meant heād be with his parents or other family indefinitely)ā¦ just like always.
More recently she could be seen overseeing how her extensive Native American art collection was being placed through the new expansion in HCH. It was just the latest donation.
I know sheās also spent a lot of time at the newer Huntsman project of giving back, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, āHMHIā. For the Huntsman family, HCI and HMHI were personal, and like for many people, those two health areas impacted them and their family directly.
Her father was an LDS General Authority, and later one of her sons sued the LDS church for back-tithing, but when it came time to come together for an opening of a new part of the Huntsman Cancer Hospital, you couldnāt tell at all there was any hint of discord. Exactly the opposite. One child was a governor, then ambassador to China and Russia, one took after his dad and runs their corporate and philanthropic enterprises, she lost one child to mental health, another was developmentally challenged, with a mixture of accomplishments in between, but they were all treated like any of us would treat our kids, with love.
Like with anyone or any family, perfection didnāt exist, and some people found room for gentle criticism of this aspect or that oversight, or of their corporate endeavors, but overall, very hard to find a more decent, generous group of people who legitimately care, deeply & sincerely, and used their means to make a difference. Any light criticism was more than washed away by the magnitude of the generosity. Karen was central to that ethos.
If the rest of the Billionaire class gave back half as much as the Huntsmans, it would make a very large, noticeable impact.
Extraordinary woman, yet completely comfortable with being ordinary and blending in, and just being a mom & grandma (and great grandma).
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Great tribute, especially the family part with the various circumstances of the kids.
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Beautifully written as expected @Ma-ake. I met them both briefly for low-key events on a few occasions in my rounds. Always gracious and genuine in their interactions. Class acts!
It is truly a wonderful place to work and care for others; including you and so many of our colleagues and the patients we serve.
Bravo e Brava!
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Anthony Stewart Head passes from pneumonia at 72. That one hurts. 
He notably played Giles in Buffy and Rupert in Ted Lasso. He was also brilliant in Repo: The Genetic Opera, where we all learned he could really sing.
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