A normal Sunday turned out to be the worst day of our lives. My healthy 31-year-old son Bruce (Buddy) Lowe was enjoying his first weekend off work in [seven] weeks with his family. He worked at a local Nuclear plant as an electrical apprentice with IBEW Local 175 Union. He was also a full-time student at his Apprenticeship School. He was the proudest father on earth of his girls. He had [two] daughters that were 9 and his new baby girl that was 11 months. He always strived to be the best he could be. He worked [seven] days a week, 10 to 16 hours daily sometimes, and to help him get through those long shifts, he did what we all thought was healthy and harmless — he drank what was advertised as ‘all natural’ energy drinks.
He drank energy drinks daily for about [five] years without any adverse effects. He never had any warning signs, ate [healthily] and worked out as much as possible. He donated his every spare moment to volunteer as coach of recreation baseball at our local school. He loved children with a passion and they, in turn, loved him.