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Ryan Salmons Passes Away
by Paul on 05/02/09 at 07:03 AM ET
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from Tom Reed of Puck-rakers,
Ryan Salmons, who helped inspire the Blue Jackets and became a hero to scores of the club’s fans, died today (Friday).
Salmons, who fought a long battle with cancer, was 19 years old. He died at Nationwide Childrens Hospital this afternoon just hours after Jackets forward Jason Chimera had stopped in for a visit.
Salmons, a fan of hockey and Corvettes, asked to be put under sedation, his father Brad said.
“His last words were, ‘Dad, I want to go to sleep, I want to go to heaven and I want to park my Corvette in front of the Pearly Gates,’” his father said.
Brad Salmons believes the Jackets’ outreach and team’s bid for its first playoff berth helped keep his son alive the past month. The Jackets signed him to a one-day contract several weeks ago and he was able to attend both playoff games in Nationwide Arena.
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Incredibly sad. My heart goes out to the family. It was a very cool thing the Blue Jackets organization did for Ryan and his family.
Posted by Hippy Dave from Portland by way of Detroit on 05/02/09 at 01:01 PM ET
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My condolences to the family
Posted by BigSensFan on 05/02/09 at 08:23 AM ET