Ingalls Shipbuilding employee dies after being critically injured at work
An Ingalls Shipbuilding worker who was hurt on the job last week has died of his injuries, a spokesperson for the the shipyard confirmed on Tuesday.
Randy Wade, a tank tester at Ingalls, was critically injured on Wednesday morning.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of our fellow shipbuilder, Randy Wade, who was a tank tester injured October 27th when he was working aboard one of our Navy ships under construction,” Ingalls spokesperson Danny J. Hernandez said in a statement. “We extend our deepest sympathy to Mr. Wade’s wife and family, friends and coworkers.”
His wife, Robin Wade, posted on Facebook that he died at 1:06 p.m.
“He went peacefully and he was not in pain,” she wrote. “I have had the pleasure of spending the last ten years with him and if the outcome were the same I would do it all over again because there is no one like him on the face of this earth. I love each and everyone of you and I am so overwhelmed by the outpouring of support.”
Wade had been transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson with a severe brain injury.
His family, friends and community members held a prayer rally for him on Sunday afternoon outside Mosaic Church in Ocean Springs.
This story was originally published November 2, 2021 at 5:44 PM.
