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ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) – Mere seconds from death, a St. Louis man who nearly died of cardiac arrest is now vowing to pay it forward two years later.
Tony Meneses is a first-generation Filipino American who has spent the majority of his adult life living in St. Louis and working in IT before retiring.
He and his spouse of nearly five years, Paula Howard, call south St. Louis City home, but they’ve made a habit of traveling the world together.
And when he isn’t traveling, you could probably find Meneses on a bike, taking part in rides and races across the area.
And it’s his healthy lifestyle that made his ordeal even more unexpected. While at a party in 2022, Meneses collapsed, eventually entering cardiac arrest.
“I felt fine, kind of walking around,” Meneses said. “Then suddenly, I felt fatigued. I was going for my chair, and next thing I know, …
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