Originally Posted by RaidersFan (Post 13167384)

He drank beer, smoked cigarettes, and ate meat. When he got a toothache, he thought he could push through. It became abscessed. We will know more next week, but it appears that his heart just couldn't take the added strain of the infection.
So go to the damned dentist! Just sayin'
He made it until his kids were grown. He played a huge part in that. He was very proud of his children.

Originally Posted by Frosty (Post 13167634)

Might have been sepsis. We lost a local high school teacher who was only in his early 40's to it recently. He had a seemingly minor knee injury and basically dropped dead with almost no warning from sepsis.

In any case, way too young for Tek to go. :(