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Larry Arthur Trammell
October 4, 1954 - November 17, 2004
Some called him Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher.
He called Himself Treasure Hunter, Excavator, Fire Kindler,
Fellow Sojourner
EXPLANATION OF CAUSE OF DEATH:
Some of you have asked, was he sick, did he have a car wreck,
etc.? I apologize for not giving more details earlier, but
it was all I could do to get out the announcement. Due to
possible guilt that the enemy wants to put on us during a
time like this, I broke down and cried when the autopsy doctor
told me that Larry had almost no plaque in his arteries. That's
how his father and grandfather had died...massive coronary
from artherioschorosis. That comment demolished any guilt
I was fighting. I spent the last 30 years feeding Larry healthy
food to prevent artherioschorosis. A good diet DOES pay off.
He had almost no plaque and a healthy heart. I was shocked
to find out Larry's cause of death was Cardiac Tamponade.
His aorta (the largest artery in the body) ruptured at the
arch above the heart, in what the doctor called a "spontaneous
weakening of the tissue wall of the aorta". The heart
continued to beat, pumping blood into the sac that surrounded
the heart. When the sac was full and the pressure became too
great, the heart was shut down from beating. He passed through
the veil in less than 5 minutes. I was with him giving him
CPR, which in this case, had no effect. I thought it was an
aneurysm. The doctor emphatically said, "No, it was not
an aneurysm, based on the technical definition of an aneurysm.
It just spontaneously occurred."
I asked what causes an aorta to rupture. Usually it's high
blood pressure, but that was ruled out based on his previous
year's doctor's exam, the excellent diet and also his exercise.
Secondly, it would be trauma, like a car wreck or similar
thing. That did not happen. There were no exact answers as
to why his aorta ruptured. A theory would be: possible congenital
weakness, since he had chest pains since he was 7 years old.
I asked if sleep deprivation had anything to do with it. Again
the answer was..."it's possible, but we can't prove it."
Larry worked LONG, hard hours on his books and music to the
point of exhaustion sometimes.
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