Dave’s Story

Site created on December 31, 2023


Dave has been married for 52 years to his bride Jann. They have 5 children, 14 grandchildren, and even 2 great grandkids! He is 71 years old and continues to work as a counselor for kids at McCrossins Boys Ranch. He had his first Heart Attack and open bypass grafting at age 39 in 1991. This has been quite the journey and we are happy to share it with you.

1991: Dave had his first heart attack with Open Heart Surgery for one bypass
2000: Open Heart surgery with quadruple bypass
2007: stent placed for aortic aneurysm
2012: stent placed in carotid artery
2018: ICD and Pacemaker were placed - diagnosed with congestive heart failure, more stents placed
2023: 80-100 Ablations done at U of M Fairview
2024: Praying for an LVAD!

Newest Update

Journal entry by Melissa Krogman

After a 33 year battle with heart disease, our kind, courageous and strong beyond belief warrior met Jesus this afternoon at 1:47pm with Mom, Cari, Mark and I loving on him. It was peaceful and quick which we coveted. ❤️

We are so thankful for all of your prayers and love! We are planning a wonderful celebration for him a little later, most likely in April. We will let everyone know once we have finalized.

Please know that we see your messages but are very overwhelmed right now if we don’t respond. 🥰

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