Gentle Forum Members,
I was able to speak with George's wife, Betty this afternoon.
George had a heart attack on the trading room floor of the York Fair Grounds Orange Hall yesterday. People who found him started CPR and called the ambulance. They defibrillated him and continued working on him to the hospital. He is alive from a heartbeat sense of the word but they fear severe brain damage as he was without oxygen to the brain for so long. They have medically cooled his body and have him on life support at the moment, they will not fully know about brain activity until tomorrow afternoon.
This is very sad news, for many years George has been a large part of the Railroad Museum of Long Island and the Long Island Sunrise Trail Chapter of the NRHS. George is the artist and designer of seven of our RMLI Lionel Collectible Cars beginning with the Wonder Bread covered hopper #52595 through the G-16 Crew Car #58227. He is a very good friend!!
Thank you to all the Good Samaritans, First Responders, EMS and hospital staff that have/are caring for George at York. God Bless each of you! Bryan, Steve's daughter . . . . . THANK YOU! GOD BLESS YOU!
George's son, Eric and daughter-in-law, Shelly are with him at the hospital in York. Betty will call me with information as soon as George's condition changes and I will report to the group here. Please keep your thoughts and prayers for George going, it's a tough time for him and his family.
Sadly,
Don Fisher, President
Railroad Museum of Long Island
