Post by PUMP on Mar 11, 2008 20:31:56 GMT -5
It is with regret that we advise you of the On-Duty Death of Fire Captain Matt Moore of the Murrieta, CA FD, who died last night. Captain Moore had been ill since contracting an amoebic brain parasite late last year, suspected to be while operating at previous wildland fires.
Captain Moore was surrounded by his family, including wife Sherry, children Alyssa, 16, Trent, 13 and Branden, 13, his parents Carol and Phil, brother Mark, also a Murrieta Fire Captain and countless friends and colleagues. Captain Moore has been hospitalized since November, 2007 with an aggressive form of meningitis caused by an amoebic parasite known as Balamuthia mandrillaris. Balamuthia mandrillaris enters the body through the lower respiratory tract or through open wounds. For the last six weeks, Captain Moore has been in the Intensive Care Unit at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.
Here is an article related: www.myvalleynews.com /story.php?story_id=28724
Here is a link to the MFD Firefighters: mfa3540.org/index.cfm ?section=1
Our sincere condolences to all affected...but especially the members of the MFD and Captain Matt Moore's family and friends.
Captain Moore was surrounded by his family, including wife Sherry, children Alyssa, 16, Trent, 13 and Branden, 13, his parents Carol and Phil, brother Mark, also a Murrieta Fire Captain and countless friends and colleagues. Captain Moore has been hospitalized since November, 2007 with an aggressive form of meningitis caused by an amoebic parasite known as Balamuthia mandrillaris. Balamuthia mandrillaris enters the body through the lower respiratory tract or through open wounds. For the last six weeks, Captain Moore has been in the Intensive Care Unit at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.
Here is an article related: www.myvalleynews.com /story.php?story_id=28724
Here is a link to the MFD Firefighters: mfa3540.org/index.cfm ?section=1
Our sincere condolences to all affected...but especially the members of the MFD and Captain Matt Moore's family and friends.
