RIP Jesse Marunde
Jul 30th 2007ericjhoroWorld's Strongest Man
There was some sad news out of the Seattle area over the weekend—2005 World Strongest Man runner up Jesse Marunde died of heart failure while working out at his gym. Thanks to ESPN2, Marunde became a regular companion of mine between 2 a.m-4 a.m on those endless nights in the summer of 2006. He will be missed.
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on 01 Aug 2007 at 7:53 pm #
I’ve known Jesse since High School. We went to school together, our families went to church together… when I left Sequim he became like a big brother to my baby sister and was there for my mom during some of the toughest of times, for this there will never be enough thanks! I can say with out hesitation or doubt he was one of the finest men in the world and Earth is a lesser place without him here. It is amazing to me how many lives he’s touched… thanks for your blog.
Ben on 09 Dec 2007 at 4:03 pm #
Im sorry to say he was bang bang bang on the roids just like everyone in sport is these days his heart condition probably would have stayed un noticed for many years. I liked jesse he was awesome but all these people kicking off about the accusations of steroid use need to pull the other one