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The Moyer family, seated, celebrate the passage of the Greg Moyer Law at Notre Dame Jr.\/Sr. High School on May 22, 2026. (Photo\/Eric Deabill)<\/p>\nEAST STROUDSBURG \u2013 For more than 25 years, Rachel and John Moyer carried a mission born from heartbreak.<\/p>\n
On Dec. 2, 2000, their 15-year-old son, Greg, a student at Notre Dame Jr.\/Sr. High School in East Stroudsburg, died after suffering sudden cardiac arrest during halftime of an away basketball game. There was no automated external defibrillator (AED) available.<\/p>\n
The Moyer family, seated, celebrate the passage of the Greg Moyer Law at Notre Dame Jr.\/Sr. High School on May 22, 2026. (Photo\/Eric Deabill)<\/p>\n
For the last quarter century, the Moyers have dedicated themselves to ensuring other families would not experience the same tragedy.<\/p>\n
On May 22, 2026, surrounded by students, educators, lawmakers, and supporters inside the same Notre Dame gymnasium where Greg once played basketball, the family celebrated the passage of Act 17 of 2026 in Pennsylvania, commonly known as the Greg Moyer Law.<\/p>\n
The legislation requires AEDs at all PIAA-sanctioned athletic practices and competitions and mandates emergency action plans and training for sudden cardiac arrest situations in schools.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m feeling ecstatic because there was no way that I was going to do anything else until this legislation was passed,\u201d Rachel Moyer said. \u201cBut I didn\u2019t think it was going to take 25 years. We kept thinking, \u2018This is going to be the session,\u2019 and we\u2019d get this close and something would happen. But it is a no-brainer law.\u201d<\/p>\n
Returning to Notre Dame brought back memories of Greg, whose photograph and basketball jersey still hang in the school hallway.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s bittersweet, in a way, because he loved it here,\u201d Moyer said. \u201cThe love and the spirit are still here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Notre Dame Principal Jeff Lyons vividly remembers the night Greg died and the impact it had on the school community.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the greatness of the Catholic community that kept us together,\u201d Lyons recalled. \u201cWe could get together, we could pray together, we felt like we were doing something. Greg was a great kid.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lyons said he was never surprised that Rachel Moyer continued the fight despite repeated setbacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost people would have ended it after hitting roadblock after roadblock after roadblock,\u201d he said. \u201cRachel is tenacious.\u201d<\/p>\n
State Senator Rosemary Brown, who authored the legislation, credited the Moyer family for making the law a reality.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs your senator and the author of the Greg Moyer Law, I am truly proud to stand alongside the Moyer family today,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThey \u2013 and Greg \u2013 have been the driving force behind this legislation from the very beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n
For John Moyer, the law\u2019s significance extends beyond requiring AEDs. He feels the training this new law mandates will be just as critical.<\/p>\n
\u201cSadly, we\u2019ve encountered dozens of parents who have lost kids to cardiac arrest even when an AED was present simply because nobody knew where it was or how to use it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
While the law represents the end of one journey, the Moyers insist that their work is not finished.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not going to stop,\u201d Rachel Moyer said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to let everyone know, from age four and up, what to do in an emergency and how to get assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n
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