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safeinOhio

(32,685 posts) Fri Apr 11, 2014, 03:49 AM Apr 2014

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Father of Michigan sextuplets dies at age 39

HOLLAND — The 39-year-old father of Michigan’s first surviving set of sextuplets suffered a heart attack and died after setting up a trampoline for his children, a relative said.

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/viewart/20140410/NEWS01/304100022/Father-Michigan-sextuplets-dies-age-39

I was never blessed with children.

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Father of Michigan sextuplets dies at age 39 (Original Post) safeinOhio Apr 2014 OP

Sad. So Young. Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #1

Wishing the mother and children all of the best. urbuddha Apr 2014 #2

Me too Dorian Gray Apr 2014 #6

I wonder if he had health care malaise Apr 2014 #3

The Netherlands has universal, single-payer health care. n/t ColesCountyDem Apr 2014 #4

Dark humor post? This happened in Michigan. joshcryer Apr 2014 #5

It was dark humor. Sorry it fell flat. ColesCountyDem Apr 2014 #8

It's Holland, western Michigan, not Holland, the Netherlands muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #7

That is Sad. GeorgeGist Apr 2014 #9

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

1. Sad. So Young.

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 04:30 AM

Apr 2014

Deeply sorry for his children, and the rest of his family.

urbuddha

(363 posts)

2. Wishing the mother and children all of the best.

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 04:57 AM

Apr 2014

So sorry for their loss.

Dorian Gray

(13,496 posts)

6. Me too

Reply to urbuddha (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 06:19 AM

Apr 2014

that is way too young. Mourning and taking care of six children will be difficult. Godspeed to her.

malaise

(269,022 posts)

3. I wonder if he had health care

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 05:43 AM

Apr 2014

Too sad.

ColesCountyDem

(6,943 posts)

4. The Netherlands has universal, single-payer health care. n/t

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 06:13 AM

Apr 2014

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

5. Dark humor post? This happened in Michigan.

Reply to ColesCountyDem (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 06:18 AM

Apr 2014

Not The Netherlands...

ColesCountyDem

(6,943 posts)

8. It was dark humor. Sorry it fell flat.

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 06:23 AM

Apr 2014

This young man's death is a tragedy, and I wasn't attempting to make light of it-- just take a jab at our system.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts)

7. It's Holland, western Michigan, not Holland, the Netherlands

Reply to ColesCountyDem (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 06:20 AM

Apr 2014

despite the 'van Houten' name.

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

9. That is Sad.

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 07:42 AM

Apr 2014

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