Michael, age 16, collapsed during a travel team soccer practice.  One of his coaches described Michael as acting strange and with weird expression in his face.  Another coach performed CPR until EMS arrived.  He was transported to the hospital where he died.  The underlying condition that led to his cardiac arrest is unknown.

Paul, age 17, collapsed while playing basketball during the senior class All Night Shut-In event at his high school. The cause of death was Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Paul was captain of the varsity basketball team and had no prior signs or symptoms of a heart condition.

Cameron, age 20, suffered sudden cardiac arrest after playing basketball with friends at a local gym. Attempts to save Cameron with CPR and AED use were unsuccessful. The cause of Cameron’s cardiac arrest was Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Adam, age 20, suffered cardiac arrest while practicing baseball. The cause of death was an undiagnosed heart condition called Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC).

August, a multi-sport athlete died in his sleep at age 18 due to an undiagnosed heart condition known as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Andrew, age 11, was at football practice when he experienced difficulty breathing. He had been diagnosed with asthma, so he thought he was having an asthma attack. Before he could get his inhaler, he collapsed in his coaches arms. He ended up going into cardiac arrest. The medics arrived and were unable to revive him. The next day an autopsy concluded his cause of death was Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Adam was playing basketball for his high school team on January 22, 1999. He walked into the huddle, collapsed and died. Cause of the fatal sudden cardiac arrest was found to be Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD).

Brian, age 14, was an A student, played the cello in his middle school orchestra, and enjoyed internet computer games. Brian, his sister, and his mom were diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Then 9 months later, when his mom and sister were home, Brian went into the bathroom to take a shower and went into cardiac arrest, before he could even turn the water on. His mom found him approximately 5 minutes later, started CPR, and called 911. But it was too late. His mother and sister now have implanted defibrillators.

Ryan, age 18, was a seemingly healthy college freshman at Virginia Tech, when he died suddenly and without any warning at his home. He had come home from college for the weekend and was getting ready for his sister’s basketball game when his father found him collapsed in the shower. After his death, it was discovered that Ryan had an enlarged heart.

Kevin, age 15, collapsed on his way to class. He had been diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy and received a heart transplant 18 months prior to his fatal cardiac arrest. His death was linked to organ rejection.

John, age 17, collapsed in cardiac arrest after a stick check to his chest during a club lacrosse game on November 30, 2006.  It took 19 minutes to get an AED to the field to restart John’s heart. John suffered irreparable brain damage and was removed from life support three days later and became an organ donor. Following John’s death, a benefit was held by family and friends.  The money raised was used to purchase 21 AEDs; 21 was the number John wore on his lacrosse jersey.

Toti, age 20, was an accomplished baseball player, which earned him a full scholarship at Florida International University. He suffered sudden cardiac arrest while catching for another pitcher in his backyard. The cause of death was undetected cardiomyopathy.

In December 2017, Devin, 22, was playing basketball with friends when he leaped for a rebound and then collapsed.  CPR was started 4 minutes after his collapse and an AED was not used until 13 minutes later.  The cause of death was aortic stenosis with left ventricular hypertrophy myocardial fibrosis. Devin, a bright young man with an even brighter future, was a senior Broadcast Journalism major looking forward to graduation.