Sad loss

August 10, 2005

From post on another board, Uno Mas, I saw that a young man with Down

syndrome died the first of last month at the age of 22.

Here are, I hope, two links to St. sburg Times newspaper articles about

him:

And here's the obituary notice: POWERS, GEOFFREY A., 22, of Tampa, died

Friday (July 1, 2005) in Tampa. He was a National Merit Scholar at Gaither

High School and an honor student at the University of South Florida.

Survivors include his mother, Diane M. Tower; his father, Geoffrey A. III;

and two sisters, Lana W. and Nena M. Blount & Curry Funeral Home,

Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.

Heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time.

I notice that cause of death is unknown, at least at time of obit; but his

father was guessing could be cardiac related. Makes me think this could be

another reason why kids with Ds, even ones without any history of heart

defects, should be checked again by cardiologist at about age 16, I think,

to catch any problems with prolapsed valves.

Regrets and respects,

Bob

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