On January 17, 2013, twenty-one year old Cory Joseph Wilson died as a result of a fatal heart arrhythmia.  Regrettably, there was not an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) available to treat Cory at the time when he needed it the most. 

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It is the mission of the Cory Joseph Wilson Memorial Inc., that every institute of higher education should have a standardized emergency cardiac response team, as well as automated external defibrillators within a three minute distance to all campus locations. In addition, it stresses the need for college/university personnel to have, at a minimum, exposure to Hands Only CPR training, and supports mandated CPR training embedded in the college curriculum, such as in mandated physical education courses.