Many may not know it but I am the person that brought him over here as a sponsor. I got to know him on another forum and actually became fairly close with him , for me anyway. I do not usually let my online forum relationships develop past interaction on the forums, but in his case I did. He was truly a generous guy, a real good guy, and very dedicated to his family. We corresponded regularly via email and he often spoke of his son. Makes me very sad.
About a month prior to this he went to the Er having bad chest pains. They told him he was under too much stress and was severely dehydrated. They told him to take it easy and be sure he stayed well hydrated. Unfortunately I do not think he took heed as far as relaxing and sadly this was the end result. One of his last emails to me as questioning some of the lifestyle choices he had made over the years, some having to do with the body building lifestyle, some not. Either way it seemed he was regretting some of his past choices and his obsessive/compulsive nature. He felt that there was a price to be paid for his past choices and actions and he was paying it now. I never imagined that it would end in his early demise.
We lost a good guy here and it makes me very sad for his family and for the community.
RIP Bert - You will be missed my friend.