Orange County Register: Former Angels clubhouse manager Ken Higdon remembered for his gentle heart

[AngelsWin.com]

Just before the single greatest moment in the history of the Angels baseball franchise, Ken Higdon had work to do. Higdon, the Angels’ clubhouse manager from 1994-2009, rolled a bin full of champagne bottles into the Angels locker room during Game...

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[Angel Oracle]

Thank you Chuck, these are the guys who put in countless hours behind the scenes, who the players no doubt develop so much respect for. 

R.I.P. Ken

[Chuck]

                                         Left to Right, Angels' current clubhouse manager Keith Tarter, Angel's all-star Rod Carew and former Angels Clubhouse manager Ken Higdon in 2008. (Photo by John Cordes)

 

On opening night of this baseball season, the Angels will include Ken Higdon’s picture in their “In Memorium” scoreboard tribute.

“It’s still surreal,” Mead said. “It is incredible. Unbelievable. It is grossly unfair.”

Mead said he will remember Higdon as a clubbie, a counselor, a mentor to young players and a confidant to his friends across all levels of the Angels organization.

“I will remember his gentle heart,” Mead said.

Mead is still struggling with his friend’s death.

“The hardest thing for me is knowing he had his dream ahead of him,” Mead said. “The house. The lake. That’s what’s so hard. We lost one of our own.

“Once an Angel, always an Angel.”

[Chuck]

R.I.P.

[Chuck]

Wow this just sucks. 

Ken Higdon died Jan. 4 after eight days in a coma following a routine back surgery procedure. He was 53.

“He just stopped breathing,” said his wife, Sabrina.

[ettin]

May he Rest In Peace.

[yk9001]

25 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

Ken Higdon died Jan. 4 after eight days in a coma following a routine back surgery procedure. He was 53.

“He just stopped breathing,” said his wife, Sabrina.

Oh, good god...

[yk9001]

Routine surgery is when the other guy is having it.

[AngelsLakersFan]

4 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Wow this just sucks. 

Ken Higdon died Jan. 4 after eight days in a coma following a routine back surgery procedure. He was 53.

“He just stopped breathing,” said his wife, Sabrina.

How scary

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Every surgery carries risks. The body can react to anesthesia in unpredictable ways. This is very sad.

[Angel Oracle]

One of the biggies is what the combination of high blood pressure and anesthesia can produce, which is why anything over normal blood pressure readings generally produces no elective surgery being done.