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Post by Pirate VB Fan on Oct 31, 2008 11:57:46 GMT -5
RAVENNA, Mich. (WZZM) - Teammates in his bowling league think after rolling a perfect 300 game Don Doane's heart just gave out.
"You get nervous shooting a 300," says teammate Todd Place. "The pressure keeps building," says bowling alley owner Jim Nutt.
Minutes after achieving the life long goal of a perfect game the 62 year old bowler collapsed and died at Ravenna Bowl in Ravenna. "Don just collapsed," says alley owner Nutt. " At first we thought he just fainted." "Then when I rolled him over I realized it wasn't good," says teammate Place.
The teammates say he was giving a high-five minutes before. They tried to revive him but Doane never spoke another word. He died of what was apparently a massive heart attack "He looked fine, reached across the table and gave me a high-five and he fell over," says Place.
"I think he died by the time he hit the floor." Don Doane was a member of the "Nutt Farm" bowling team at Ravenna Bowl for 45 years. His teammates says its strange not to see him on league nights.
"It was like a book, a final chapter," says Place. "He threw his 300 game with all of his friends, gave each other high-fives and it's like the story ended. He died with a smile on his face."
"Don will be a legend," says Nutt. 'It's something that will never be forgotten as long as people bowl here." Ravenna Bowl is planning a memorial ceremony for Doan's' wife Linda and son Chad.
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Post by bunnywailer on Oct 31, 2008 13:25:37 GMT -5
It's unfortunate that he passed away at such a relatively young age of 62, but we should all be so fortunate to pass away while in the company of good friends after having achieved a lifelong goal.
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Post by chipNdink on Oct 31, 2008 14:31:00 GMT -5
OK, a mobile defibrillator needs to be put on standby mode whenever a bowler has just made 9 strikes in a row.
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Post by goGopherBill on Oct 31, 2008 17:12:40 GMT -5
I bet a piece of R's candy we all wish we could go that way.. After doing something really great..in the company of friends and family and or loved ones... Last night I bowled . 181..ok win... 156 ..baa lose .. 208 .. Kicked butt on the church team... The minister is really good ..he does have God on his side...
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Post by standingroomonly1 on Nov 1, 2008 5:30:02 GMT -5
I bet a piece of R's candy we all wish we could go that way.. After doing something really great..in the company of friends and family and or loved ones... Last night I bowled . 181..ok win... 156 ..baa lose .. 208 .. Kicked butt on the church team... The minister is really good ..he does have God on his side... I used to play squash with a minister and I often felt he had God on his side too. All too often I thought I had him beaten but then he'd pull it off in the end. During the match when I'd be doing well, you never see a guy who would swear so much and throw his racket so often. Perhaps that was it, the racket was so bent out of shape that he could dig any ball out of a corner.
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