Hello, my name is McKensey and I am starting a gofund me for my dad Wyatt who passed away on January 31st 2026.

As most of you know my dad was my world and my bestest friend. My dad drove to North Carolina on Wednesday 1/28 to help me move closer to my son’s autism school. Friday night my son wanted to sleep with his pawpaw so they went to bed like any other night they were together. I was down stairs watching tv. I heard my dad get up and it sounded like he was stumbling. I called out to him to see if he was okay, he called me going down the stair case. And I heard the echo of “I think I’m having a heart attack” on the phone. I rushed to him and immediately helped him and laid him on the couch. I Told him not to try to stand because if he’s having a heart attack standing will only make his blood pump faster and will

make his heart beat harder. I told him it was going to be okay, that I got him and to try to relax. I told him I know you’re scared but I need you to relax and breath that the adrenaline could make it worse. I called 911 and ran upstairs to grab his clothes to dress him while my son is asleep in his bed. 911 arrives and asking questions to better assess. My dad was scared and in pain. I held onto him assuring him they were going to help him. The last words I heard my dad say was “oh my god please give me something for the pain” as they were hooking him up to the ekg. Then he started convulsing and gasping for air. And he let go of my hand .. and went limp. I looked at the paramedics all wide eyed and said did he just die. Did he just stop breathing. They told me to look away as they moved my dad from the couch to the floor. They then got the defibrillator and pushed 3 rounds epi to try to restart his heart. They called in air support to lift him to the trauma center. But the snow had started all air was grounded. The trauma center was 45 minutes away. They loaded him into the ambulance and started the race against the clock. They were able to get a pulse back in the ambulance. Once at the trauma center they rushed him to the cath lab to help release the blockage in his heart. He coded 6 times. All 6 times they were able to get him back. My dad fought and fought to try to stay with us. But unfortunately the 7th code they tried to resuscitate him for 45 minutes and he was gone. He died at 12:40 AM on January 31st 2026. And I got a voicemail from his cardiologist at 1:09 AM to give him a call to get an update on my dad. At 1:10 I called back and that’s when they told me that my dad had passed away and that if I wanted to see him before they transported him to the morgue I had to come now. So I called my neighbor for help. We loaded my sons car seat and my sleeping child into the truck and headed that way. I sat with him in the ICU from 2:22 AM to 3:33 AM. I had to force myself to leave because he wouldn’t want me to cry for him or be sad. I was so scared to leave him. I didn’t want him to be or feel alone like I felt. I hugged and kissed him on his forehead for our last goodbye. I reminded him that it’s okay. That I am going to be fine, that I’m not mad at him. I just miss him already tremendously. That I love him so much. And to please come talk to me in my dreams. I feel his presence around me from 12:45 AM to our last goodbye to me sitting here writing this.

My dad was the the type of person to do anything for anybody. Whether he knew you or not. He would give the shirt off of his back to help anyone and never asked for anything in return. Especially for me and Carter. And even in death he came and immediately found me and at 12:45 AM I knew he had died before I even received that phone call. I am asking for help and support. I have no idea what to do or where to start. I am in shock and life does not feel real. I am having my dad transported back from NC to VA. For a service and then cremation. I understand it’s not the cheapest option.. however I know that’s what my dad wanted as well as what I need to see him one last time. Because I can’t have the ICU be the last time I get to see him. So I please ask for help for donations and even if you can not I ask to please share ! ❤️