The new partner at the American law firm where Zach Williams works heard him talking about what happened to his wife.

Amber Williams was 35 years old and seemed perfectly healthy when she experienced excruciating chest pain. She had suffered an aortic dissection – something that is often discovered during an autopsy.

“That’s a weird way for you to tell me you’re a widower,” the partner said.

Zach replied, “Oh, no. My wife is alive and well.

But when Zach had seen Amber at his office that day in early May 2023, three days after he finished the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, her paleness had terrified him.