Baby Boy For Sago Survivor Randal McCloy
Sago Mine survivor Randal McCloy Jr. is a father for the third time. Wife Anna delivered a 6-pound, 5-ounce boy, Isaac Martin McCloy, Thursday morning at United Hospital Center in Clarksburg.
The baby, 19 inches long, has blond hair and blue eyes, said family spokeswoman Aly Goodwin Gregg.
"He's just beautiful," she said. "He looks just like Randy."
The couple already has two children, 5-year-old Randal III and 2-year-old Isabel.
The baby, delivered by Caesarian section, shares a birthday with Randy's father. Both mother and child were resting comfortably Thursday afternoon, Gregg said.
McCloy, 27, of Simpson, was the only man on a 13-member crew to survive the Jan. 2, 2006, explosion and prolonged entrapment at the underground coal mine near Buckhannon. He inhaled carbon monoxide for more than 41 hours, and doctors have never been able to fully explain why only the youngest of the miners survived.
McCloy still suffers some vision and hearing impairment, as well as continuing weakness on the right side. Although he had stopped for several months, McCloy resumed physical therapy at a rehabilitation center in Morgantown in March.
© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The baby, 19 inches long, has blond hair and blue eyes, said family spokeswoman Aly Goodwin Gregg.
"He's just beautiful," she said. "He looks just like Randy."
The couple already has two children, 5-year-old Randal III and 2-year-old Isabel.
The baby, delivered by Caesarian section, shares a birthday with Randy's father. Both mother and child were resting comfortably Thursday afternoon, Gregg said.
McCloy, 27, of Simpson, was the only man on a 13-member crew to survive the Jan. 2, 2006, explosion and prolonged entrapment at the underground coal mine near Buckhannon. He inhaled carbon monoxide for more than 41 hours, and doctors have never been able to fully explain why only the youngest of the miners survived.
McCloy still suffers some vision and hearing impairment, as well as continuing weakness on the right side. Although he had stopped for several months, McCloy resumed physical therapy at a rehabilitation center in Morgantown in March.
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If you'd just behave properly, you wouldn't have to worry! ;-)
Posted by gramto11 at 10:09 AM : Apr 08, 2007
lol! Somehow I never figured out how to do that.
If you'd just behave properly, you wouldn't have to worry! ;-)
How wonderful for you both, a new baby! After all you have been through together, I can't think of a nicer way to show your commitment & love for each other than to bring another child into your family as an outward expression of that love.
And to Anna-
I watched you on the news as you stayed there by your husbands side after that horrific accident at the mine. You were so strong & never once waivered! I couldn't get over the strength you showed & the maturity it took to handle both that situation & all the media. You had such a quiet grace about you, Randal is very lucky to have you there by his side as he goes through life.
May the good Lord continue to bless each member of the McCloy family.
little one.
God bless you all.
Decori decus addit avito
(He adds honor to that of his ancestors)