He experienced compound fractures in both legs and had to be life flighted to a hospital. When he was wheeled into the emergency room, he was singing Jesus Loves Me because he was in so much pain.
Read moreMelvin K. West, Noted Adventist Musician, Dies
West served on the Hymnal Committee that produced the 1985 SDA Church Hymnal (still in use today), and contributed more than 30 arrangements and hymn tunes.
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