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 ------------------------------ *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 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Info mailing list > > > Info_at_list.ckf.org <mailto:Info_at_list.ckf.org> > > > http://list.ckf.org/mailman/listinfo/info *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I'd been active on his site and was enjoying Eric's most excellent blog; I kinda wondered how dangerous it was to be an active slop dog for him, but heck, no sense living on the couch. Words fail to express the sense of loss, one that will surely be repeated as more of us older paddlers just tucker out or fail. I'm back at the gym and eating healthier than ever in my life, hopefully long enough to stay as vibrant as Eric was up until that final breath... Doug 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 ---------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Graig, Doug, and the rest of the Paddlewise Family, All of us have aged and are not up to what we were in years pasted....... I know myself, and so stated by Doug.... "I'm back at the gym and eating healthier than ever" aside from going to the "Y" 2 or 3 times a week, kayaking, biking.... I am in Senior softball league of men over 60.... yesterday, prior to the games we had sort of a birthday party..... in our league we have 9 guys over 80 still out playing twice a week ..... I only hope that in the years to come that I too can still be as active as some of these "older" gentlemen..... Thanks and RIP Steve In a message dated 2/2/2012 11:10:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, douglloyd_at_shaw.ca writes: I'd been active on his site and was enjoying Eric's most excellent blog; I kinda wondered how dangerous it was to be an active slop dog for him, but heck, no sense living on the couch. Words fail to express the sense of loss, one that will surely be repeated as more of us older paddlers just tucker out or fail. I'm back at the gym and eating healthier than ever in my life, hopefully long enough to stay as vibrant as Eric was up until that final breath... Doug 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 ---------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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