Bob Ackley (1:2905/3) wrote to Steven Horn at 04:42 on 10 Mar 2007:

 BA> I had a friend/acquaintance who weighed in at over 550 lbs.  In the
 BA> short period that I knew him (about 5-6 years) he gained about 200
 BA> lbs.  In 2004 he died of a heart attack, he was in his mid forties.

Heart failure would make sense.  But I wouldn't want to carry that much
weight -- we had a family friend who weighed around that much and he had to
have the suspension of his Mercedes modified.  but he was active until his
death at 62.
 
Take care,

Steven Horn (steven.horn{at}northwestel.net)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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