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heard the story many times before.
“I went from 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds to 4-foot-8 and 136 pounds,” Koester said. “Not quite the diet I wanted to go on.” And, “I’m like the Bionic Man, only shorter.”
Koester’s story — the part how he overcame the accident — is inspirational. He said initially doctors gave him an 18 percent chance of survival. He spent four months in Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where he said he was treated by specialists who had honed their talents saving accident victims from the Indianapolis 500.
“I’m going to go as fast as I can as long as I can,” he said.
And that’s one of the reasons why Shell Rotella sponsors Koester. His story resonates. Accompanying him was Shell Lubricants technical expert Dan Arcy, who explained the benefits of the product they both peddle and why it’s such a big seller in the industry. “It’s the leading diesel oil in the nation and has been for 30 years,” Arcy said.
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play together. It seemed like they were a team that had played together many times, which is unique to an all-star setting.
It was a pleasure to
Mike Nemeth / Sanger Herald
Larry Koester races for Shell Rotella and succeeds despite the limitations of no legs. And he moves quick.
Arcy said Rotella emissions and the CK-4 exceeds industry standards standard, which sets a high and in fact was the first to bar for higher-performing, meet the new stringent cleaner and more fuel requirements of Tier 4 efficient diesel engines.
“We have done more than 60 million miles of testing in new legacy and prototype engines,” Arcy said, not getting too technical for his audience. “We gotta look at all of it.”
And that means it serves all farm equipment, even the gas engines, he said. Andhegaveanodto Koester. “We had engines out there with 900,000 miles before we tore them down,” he said. “I want to see how it lasts at 1 million miles.”
Part of the new technology involves higher temperatures, which means potential wear. Arcy said, “All part of the thermal management strategy. They’ll control within a few degrees the oil gallery to maximize the efficiency and reduce emissions.”
Koester gave the product a thumbs up. He’s been working with Shell for years and said he’d been using the product “in our trucks and equipment since the 70s.” His dad, Oscar Koester, operated OK Transport and Larry Koester and his daughter Ashley Corzine currently broker freight all over the United States via tractor trailer.
“The cool thing about this is these guys (Arcy and
Shell Rotella) took me out and let me tell my story,” Koester said.
When he returned home after that stay in the hospital, Koester said his wife Coral didn’t treat him any different. Coral, who he and everybody else call “Caesar,” left him to take care of Ashley, then about 3. Caesar had to go on an errand. At first, when Ashley called for him, he couldn’t get into his chair. He felt the frustration.
Then something clicked. He wanted to be a dad, and Ashley sensed he was having a tough time. Koester told this particular story in a 24-minute documentary on his life, “The Long Road Home: The Larry Koester Story,” produced with the help of Shell Rotella.
Koester said recovering from the burns was agonizing. And after the pain subsided, he had to deal with the scar tissue, which had none of the flexibility of his skin. His legs didn’t move right, and scar tissue had to be cut and new skin grafted in. He said he didn’t want the same excruciating grafting procedures done to free up his left arm, which didn’t have the mobility it
should because of the burns underneath.
So he rigged a bar in his garage and hung from it. Every day. It worked. The doctors were amazed, he said. “I actually started working out in the hospital,” Koester said. “I could pull myself up with one arm.
“You try to tell people around you, ‘Don’t let things slow you down.’”
Jim Koester said he didn’t know how his cousin would handle his injuries, at first. But then he was traveling with his wife and kids on a pre-arranged vacation at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida and spotted a guy roll by on a skateboard. The man had no legs and one arm but got along fine. “We took that as a sign,” he said.
Koester also works with Make A Wish kids, telling them to never give up.
On his video, Caesar said of her husband, “He made a presence when he walked into a room.”
And he still does.
The reporter can be contacted by email at nemethfeatures@gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
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coach my players one last time. They did a great job contributing to the victory and helping to bring some of the “Sanger Spirit” to the team. Overall, it was another great example of the fun and excitement that comes with Central Valley boys volleyball.
Master gardener offers tips for the end of June
By Judith Parker
Master Gardener
Here's your Garden Checklist for June 27.
Pre-dawn irrigation is preferable to reduce the amount of water lost to evaporation.
Tasks: Control weeds before they flower, produce seed and multiply. If citrus trees have scale, mites or thrips, spray with summer
weight horticultural oil. Treat petunia, geranium and tomato plants with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to control budworm and tomato hornworm.
Pruning: Pinch back new growth to improve plant shape and encourage bloom. If bush training fruit trees to a 5- to 6-foot bush, do not miss this pruning in June.
Fertilizing: Do not
fertilize cool-season lawns (fescues, bluegrass, perennial rye) during hot summer months.
Avoid fertilizing herbs as too much fertilizer reduces flavor and fragrance.
Planting: If your needs are such that you must plant now, remember to provide ample water and temporary shade.
Fruits and vegetables: corn, parsnips, plant from
seed.
Enjoy now: Annuals
and perennials: lisianthus (Eustoma), blanket flower (Gaillardia), gazania, globe amaranth (Gomphrena).
Bulbs, corms, tubers: gladiolus, amaryllis (Hippeastrum).
Trees, shrubs, vines: crape myrtle.
Fruits and vegetables: eggplant, fig, melon.
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