Derrick J. Wyatt has Passed Away

moshpit552 wrote:Does any one here have any contact info for Derrick's family or next of kin? I have some videos of him from a TF club meet up in Long Beach from about 10 yrs ago that I'd like to share so they can have more memories of him.

I’ve seen some comments here and there wondering about the cause of Derrick’s death. The truth is, we don’t know. There is some preliminary information from an autopsy, but it won’t be public until we know the final determination.

We know it seems some of it was due to heart issues. This is genetic. My grandfather died of a heart attack when he was young. I’ve always known my dad was 16 when his dad died, but the other day I asked how old my grandfather was. He said: 49. That hurts.

My dad has always been careful about his health, and closely monitored his heart especially. But he’s never had any issues. For some reason, I don’t think it occurred to either of us kids to consider our genetic proclivity to heart problems. Or at least, not something so sudden.

Anyway: take care care, everybody. Go to those medical appointments you’ve been putting off, especially preventative ones. It’s so easy to push them aside for “more important” things, but really nothing is more important than your life.