[Paddlewise] Fwd: Re: Fwd: [CKF Info] Eric Soares

Thanks, Debra, for sending me this. I did not want to post or say anything
until I could get more confirmation. Very sad to see.

Like Eric, many of us are living on time borrowed from doctors. I have 3
stints, two artificial lenses in my eyes, and a new knee. Fifty years ago
we would have died much sooner and the extra years give us time to be with
our families and friends. Having read some of Eric's thoughts on his blog
about this I know he was aware of it and was grateful for it... but
accepted the other side of the coin; we are all a bit more frail now than
we were.

I'm glad that we had such an articulate spokesman for paddling as Eric was.

RIP.

Craig

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Debra Kettler <dbk92675_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Subject: Fwd: Re: [Paddlewise] Fwd: [CKF Info] Eric Soares
To: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>


fyi

Debra
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Ed Hand" <dnahej_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Feb 2, 2012 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Fwd: [CKF Info] Eric Soares
To: "Debra Kettler" <dbk92675_at_gmail.com>

This John Lull's comment from Eric's latest blog

http://tsunamirangers.com/2012/02/01/golden-gate-sea-kayaking-symposium-2012/
#comments


<http://tsunamirangers.com/>
John Lull <http://tsunamirangers.com/> February 2, 2012 at 1:18 pm

Like Jim, Im practically speechless at Erics sudden death. However, I was
somewhat on the scene (Nancy was staying with June & I over the past couple
days) so Id like to report what I know about it, before any rumours get
flying. This is very sad indeed. We will all miss Eric greatly.

Several days ago Eric took a fall while skiing with Nancy. He was not
seriously injured, but he did go into the doctor to get checked out and
they found an aneurysm on his aorta. The fall itself may have been
incidental; the aneurysm was probably there already, but Im not a doctor
so cant say for sure. They flew him down to Stanford after discovering the
aneurysm.

He actually had been moved out of ICU to a regular hospital room on
Wednesday, he was feeling fine, and they were even considering releasing
him by Friday or Saturday. An operation (or two) may have been necessary,
but they thought there was time. Evidently there wasnt and maybe an
operation wouldnt have been successful.
In any case, the aneurysm must have blown and that was the end. Nancy had
talked to him and he was feeling well and in good spirits just prior to
that, so it was very sudden.
I do know Eric had a very full and adventerous life and I count myself
lucky to have been his friend.

RIP, Eric.

John

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*From:* Debra Kettler <dbk92675_at_gmail.com>
*To:* Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
*Cc:* paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net; Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>
*Sent:* Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:57 PM
*Subject:* Re: [Paddlewise] Fwd: [CKF Info] Eric Soares

http://www.paddlinginstructor.com/blog/famous-people/item/4444-tsunami-ranger
-co-founder,-erik-soares-has-passed-away.html

Debra
On Feb 2, 2012 12:52 PM, "Craig Jungers" <crjungers_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> This is the second notice on this... but I cannot find any Google
> references to it. I would hate to have this turn out to be some sort of
> hoax.
>
> If anyone can substantiate it, please post.
>
> Thanks,
> Craig
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Very sad news :(
> >
> > Bob Myers wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > From: Debra Kettler <dbk92675_at_gmail.com <mailto:dbk92675_at_gmail.com>>
> > > Date: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 11:49
> > > Subject: [CKF Info] Eric Soares
> > > To: members_at_sdkc.org <mailto:members_at_sdkc.org>, CKF <info_at_list.ckf.org
> > > <mailto:info_at_list.ckf.org>>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From Coast&Kayak Magazine
> > > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/CoastKayak-Magazine/310453918968630>
> > >
> > >
> > >            Sad to have to report that Eric Soares passed away
> > >            yesterday afternoon while in ICU at Art Stanford Hospital
> > >            awaiting surgery to correct injuries from a bad fall while
> > >            skiing at Lake Tahoe. Eric was a veteran kayaker, an
> > >            active member of the Tsunami Rangers, an author, writer
> > >            and occasional contributor to Coast&Kayak Magazine. A sad
> > day.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Debra
> > >
> > >
> > >
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