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To the beloved fans, customers, clients, and friends of Mike Mentzer and Ray Mentzer:
We, at the Mike Mentzer Company, the Mentzer Family, and the bodybuilding world as a whole, have experienced a double tragedy. On June 10, 2001, at approximately 9:00 AM, Mike Mentzer's heart stopped beating while he was asleep. Earlier this year, a blood clot broke loose from his leg and went to his lung. During this hospitalization, tests revealed that Mike had suffered two silent heart attacks that he never even knew he experienced. Mike had spent the last 2 or 3 months very involved in his writings, consultations, consummating various new business agreements and was very enthused and excited. To quote Mike, "I can't believe how all these great things are coming together for me." Mike was 49 years old - born November 15, 1951.
To compound the loss of Mike, on June 11th, at approximately 9:00 PM, Ray died in his sleep. Ray suffered from kidney failure caused by Berger's Disease. In 1999, Ray started kidney dialysis 4 times each week, and extensive testing was performed on him to determine if he could handle a kidney transplant. During the testing, it was found that Ray had a genetic blood clotting disorder which compounded the kidney disease. Approximately 2 months ago, Ray was told there may be a kidney for him sometime this summer. This pleased Ray, because the dialysis was taking a toll on his body, due to blood clots. A week before his death, he was rushed to the emergency room during dialysis due to an excessively high pulse rate. At times, the dialysis center would take him to emergency due to a high blood pressure rate. On several occasions, there were hospital emergencies, because the dialysis treatment could not be completed due to improper output of dialysis, caused by blood clots. Very few people knew of his suffering, mainly because Ray was not a complainer and was so full of courage, strength, and the will to live. He had been in a state of shock since finding his brother dead, and there were visible signs that it was taking a physical strain on his body. Ray was 47 years old - born August 2, 1953.
There was a history of heart disease in the Mentzer family.
They have only one surviving sibling - a sister, Marieann from Ephrata, Pennsylvania.
It was their wish to be cremated and arrangements are being made. There will be a private memorial service for family members only. However, due to the worldwide outreach of mourners, a Memorial Service Tribute will be planned in the near future in California. There have been many asking if there will be a Memorial Service on the East Coast, and Marieann plans to organize a service in Ephrata, PA. When the details are finalized for each service, the information will be posted on Mikementzer.com, as well as, a few other websites and magazines. For those of you who have asked about sending a memorial gift or sympathy cards, a special foundation fund will soon be set up for the Mentzer Brothers. This information will be forthcoming once it is completed. The mailing address is:
To the beloved fans, customers, clients, and friends of Mike Mentzer and Ray Mentzer:
We, at the Mike Mentzer Company, the Mentzer Family, and the bodybuilding world as a whole, have experienced a double tragedy. On June 10, 2001, at approximately 9:00 AM, Mike Mentzer's heart stopped beating while he was asleep. Earlier this year, a blood clot broke loose from his leg and went to his lung. During this hospitalization, tests revealed that Mike had suffered two silent heart attacks that he never even knew he experienced. Mike had spent the last 2 or 3 months very involved in his writings, consultations, consummating various new business agreements and was very enthused and excited. To quote Mike, "I can't believe how all these great things are coming together for me." Mike was 49 years old - born November 15, 1951.
To compound the loss of Mike, on June 11th, at approximately 9:00 PM, Ray died in his sleep. Ray suffered from kidney failure caused by Berger's Disease. In 1999, Ray started kidney dialysis 4 times each week, and extensive testing was performed on him to determine if he could handle a kidney transplant. During the testing, it was found that Ray had a genetic blood clotting disorder which compounded the kidney disease. Approximately 2 months ago, Ray was told there may be a kidney for him sometime this summer. This pleased Ray, because the dialysis was taking a toll on his body, due to blood clots. A week before his death, he was rushed to the emergency room during dialysis due to an excessively high pulse rate. At times, the dialysis center would take him to emergency due to a high blood pressure rate. On several occasions, there were hospital emergencies, because the dialysis treatment could not be completed due to improper output of dialysis, caused by blood clots. Very few people knew of his suffering, mainly because Ray was not a complainer and was so full of courage, strength, and the will to live. He had been in a state of shock since finding his brother dead, and there were visible signs that it was taking a physical strain on his body. Ray was 47 years old - born August 2, 1953.
There was a history of heart disease in the Mentzer family.
They have only one surviving sibling - a sister, Marieann from Ephrata, Pennsylvania.
It was their wish to be cremated and arrangements are being made. There will be a private memorial service for family members only. However, due to the worldwide outreach of mourners, a Memorial Service Tribute will be planned in the near future in California. There have been many asking if there will be a Memorial Service on the East Coast, and Marieann plans to organize a service in Ephrata, PA. When the details are finalized for each service, the information will be posted on Mikementzer.com, as well as, a few other websites and magazines. For those of you who have asked about sending a memorial gift or sympathy cards, a special foundation fund will soon be set up for the Mentzer Brothers. This information will be forthcoming once it is completed. The mailing address is:
