Ron Dundon, Kalamazoo, MI ­– 53 at the time of the event (February 9, 2003)

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) took my life. I was one of the lucky few to survive. I was playing in a hockey game and was saved by three other players. Since that fateful night, SCA has been my enemy. Upon learning the statistics behind the tragedy, I was driven to fight this killer. Joining forces with the mother of another survivor, we formed a non-profit corporation called the AED Fund of Kalamazoo County (www.aedfund.org), dedicated to donating AEDs to on-call first responders and sponsoring low-cost CPR classes.