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Eddie Barton Funeral & Family Needs

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Please help us in this terrible time of need. 




Edward "Eddie" Michael Barton passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 8:30 am due to a sudden and severely acute case of pancreatitis.  My husband was seemingly in great health the saturday before he died.  He was known for being a big strong guy and he had recently been training much harder at the gym.  He was probably in the best shape (outer appearance) that I have seen him in.   By the early morning on Mother's day he had begun complaining of cramping in his stomach really bad and within 24 hours of the stomach cramping and pain, he was being admitted into ICU and would later flatline two times (10 and 15  min respectively only a few hours apart).  He was given very low chance to make it through the first day.  He held on for 2 more days in the most excrutiating pain according to his doctor but we couldn't see or hear just how much  because minutes before I walked into his hospital room in the ICU with our daughter he had been sedatated, given a paralytic agent , with tubes all over him and a machine that was breathing for him.   Eddie is always so considerate of other people and if he ever saw any person in the room not having a good time, he wouldn't be able to enjoy himself until he at least triedaround hime that looked unhappy or mad, he wouldn't be able to enjoy himself until he at least tried to make them feel better.  He was known for his big heart and incredible acts of charity that extended beyond just his own family or friends. News of his untimely passing has upset so many of the people  he has helped over the years. So many people sharing their experience, how he impacted their life and even referred to him as a "CHAMP" or him being their hero for how he was consistently laying the groundwork for the latest trends in research and supplement markets.
Eddie's family are in desparate need of help from everyone who knows, has known or even heard of this special man, to please donate to his wife's GoFundMe campaign.  
I hope that the reps, mods, members and customers alike that have been touched by his generous nature at any point in time will help us in this terrible time.  Our family is in critical financial trouble that didn't even begin with the sudden additon of this 5k in funeral expenses.   These expenses are coming at a time that we are already falling so far behind on both our 1st and 2nd mortgages of which both pre-foreclosure preceddings have been initiated  and if 8500.00 isn't paid in two weeks no other terms for modification will be available. Please donate today and help Eddie's family whom he has left with so much needed to pay for and no way to earn nealry enough money in time to pay for funeral services. Dearly loved family that is heart broken can help pay for his funeral services and with dignity we can lay him to rest. Hopefully others will see it in their heart to come together now and return the kindness to his beloved wife, daughter, mother (who also recently had a stroke) and 4 other teenagers that have been sheltered, fed and directly mentored by my husband all of which who now call Eddie "dad" because he was more of a guardian in the short amount of time they shared than their biological father ever compared. I came to GoFundMe to ask for donations for my dear husband's funeral expenses and to help his children keep their home after losing the most important man in their lives.  We need donations ASAP as I have fallen so far behind finalizing and processing orders from our online sales. Ever since Mother's day weekend my life and my heart have been shattered and it has been nearly impossible just keeping up with the arrangements for Eddie's funeral. I ask this from any/all of our family members and friends and members of our online discussion forum prohormoneforum.com or any other members of the bodybuilding community. Please, please look into your hearts to donate whatever can be spared because our family really needs your help during this worst time of our lives. Please help us to be able to celebrate Eddie's life as we gather together for the wake and funeral at Our Lady of the Lake Church on Wednesday, May 31 at 10-12 a.m.

Organizer and beneficiary

Natalie Leach Barton
Organizer
Mandeville, LA
CHARLOTTE LEACH
Beneficiary

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