Jerry Ward died from a pulmonary embolism

[TalkAdmin]

Jerry Ward died from a pulmonary embolism as a result of deep vein thrombosis, his wife has revealed. His passing was reported by numerous outlets, including Rx Muscles' Dave Palumbo. Hours before his death, Ward shared a video of himself, denouncing those who lack common sense. Before his untimely passing, he served as a commentator for NPC Teen, Collegiate, and Masters National bodybuilding contests. Jerry Ward died of a pulmonary embolism as a result of deep vein thrombosis.

He did not have any surgeries or long flights prior to his death. Erin Merritt said that Ward wasn't feeling 'well' the night he died. She added that this was to be expected considering he had clients participating in bodybuilding shows that weekend. Bodybuilder Jerry Merritt died from a pulmonary embolism. He was found the next morning during a wellness check when he didn't report for his normal duties.

There have been an alarming number of deaths in the bodybuilding community since last year. Former Mr. Olympia Shawn Rhoden died from suspected heart troubles and George Peterson also met his fate in a hotel room before he got the chance to compete at the 2021 Olympia.

Jerry Ward's wife:

“I got a call from the medical examiner’s office yesterday and I finally have Jerry’s cause of death. And instead of everyone writing articles where everyone thinks they know how he died — and also, I’m not a doctor as an article also said, I want to give you some facts because that’s how Jerry liked to operate. Yes, he also had an opinion, but he liked to delve into facts.

I know there were a lot of reports that he didn’t feel well and that’s true — he told me he wasn’t feeling his best. Most of the time, we kind of just figured you know he was on a really stressful trip, he was excited, he had two clients who were in the show, I didn’t expect him to sleep well. I didn’t expect him to feel 100 percent and he didn’t. It didn’t seem that out of whack.”

We do know that that rumor is true: he did collapse in his hotel room. It seems to be after he took a shower before he got into bed, he was standing, and he collapsed. He was found the next morning during a wellness check when he didn’t report for his normal duties for the show,

 

[Joe Pietaro]

Pretty much what was speculated when it was first reported. Hopefully this will thwart anyone trying to blame gear.