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Ierse springruiter Naill Grimes is overleden

Geplaatst door de TopicStarter : 05-10-07 14:14

05/10/2007 Ierse springruiter overleden

De Ierse springruiter Naill Grimes is afgelopen woensdag overleden. Hij overleed aan de gevolgen van een hartaanval die hij op 28 september kreeg.

Op het moment dat de ruiter een hartaanval kreeg was hij op de Kentucky National HOrse Show.

bron: http://www.horses.nl/

Irish showjumper dies in Kentucky

October 5, 2007

Niall Grimes (1976-2007)

Irish showjumper Niall Grimes, who suffered a heart attack on September 28 while in Lexington, at the Kentucky National Horse Show, died on Wednesday at the age of 31.
His heart attack was thought to be related to a condition that developed over a period of time, and was ultimately a result of arterial blockage which led to cardiac arrest. He collapsed while standing in the Annex schooling area (the closest ring to the EMT station).

This location and the dedication of EMTs Tim harden, Jerry Clemons, Chris Kidd, and ambulance medics can be credited for Niall's initial chance of survival. After being revived twice in 45 minutes, he was stabilized at Georgetown Medical Center, then transferred to St. Joseph's Hospital, featuring one of the top cardiac care units in the nation. After receiving a stent to open the blocked artery he survived the next four days with some chemical and mechanical assistance. Based on initial CT Scans, he also survived with some hope for a return to normal life. Unfortunately the damage was too great, and after removal from life support he passed at around 1.30pm on Wednesday, October 3.

At any given time during the time he was in hospital, there were several supporters at his side, while many others waited in adjacent rooms and hallways. From the start, close friends Declan Orpen and Niall Carrey took charge of doctor-patient relations and family communication. To their credit, Niall's graceful mother, and equally dignified brothers and in-laws were able to make the long trip from Ireland in time to say goodbye. This will allow them to also accompany his body home for a traditional evening mass, morning burial in Ireland.

Before he departs there is a prayer service held in Lexington, at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, on Main Street, at noon on Thursday, October 4.

President of the Equestrian Federation of Ireland, Charles Powell, said today: "Our sincerest condolences go to the family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them on this sad occasion. Niall was a highly-respected horseman and a noted participant in his chosen discipline of show jumping." The announcement of his death said "Niall Grimes will be sorely missed, but not forgotten. His kind, playful nature, and matching smile will be memorialized in a place where he displayed equal competitiveness and horsemanship, with the planting of a tree in his honour at the Kentucky Horse Park.

"He was a wonderful, kind person who lived the life of a horseman exactly as he wanted. We may do him the most justice by following the philosophy of one of his favorite phrases; 'We're here for a good time not for a long time', and by walking away from each meeting as he did, with a simple 'Cheers!'."

bron: http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2007/10/030.shtml

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**Geplaatst**: 05-10-07 15:39

Re: Ierse springruiter Naill Grimes is overleden

Geplaatst: 05-10-07 15:39

Whow jeetje, 31 jaar oud pas?! Wat vroeg zeg.. : (

**Geplaatst**: 05-10-07 22:42

Re: Ierse springruiter Naill Grimes is overleden

Geplaatst: 05-10-07 22:42

[NM] > [ON]

**Geplaatst**: 08-10-07 12:13

Re: Ierse springruiter Naill Grimes is overleden

Geplaatst: 08-10-07 12:13

Het aanleveren van nieuwsberichten wordt zeer gewaardeerd, maar dan wel graag in het Nederlands.
Hier dus een slotje.