Hock reunites with lifesavers

Aurora native thankful to be alive after heart attack

Rick Hock (second from right) celebrated with his family and caretakers during a Nov. 9 event. Those pictured include from left: Kayden Ehlers, Chris Hock, Serenity Halsey, Alicia Hock, Rick, Dr. Erich Fruehling.
Rick Hock (second from right) celebrated with his family and caretakers during a Nov. 9 event. Those pictured include from left: Kayden Ehlers, Chris Hock, Serenity Halsey, Alicia Hock, Rick, Dr. Erich Fruehling.

Everything changed for Rick Hock on an otherwise normal early summer day.  Hock was out shopping in Grand Island for his daughter’s upcoming wedding when he suffered a massive heart attack June 28, experiencing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Doctors were pessimistic at best about Hock’s survival chances. According to Dr. Erich Fruehling, an interventional cardiologist, more than 90 percen…