Longtime Mathews resident Dave Arthur, known as “The Floor Guy” at Stewart’s Tile and Carpet, is recovering from a major cardiac event that has left him paralyzed from the waist down. With an uncertain future and major medical expenses, he is hoping to raise funds to see him through the crisis so he can start a new life. Arthur was having a normal day preparing a kitchen in West Point for vinyl flooring on Nov. 10 when his chest tightened up and breathing became difficult. He tried lying down on the porch, sitting on a bench, then lying down again, but finally told his helper, Shawn Jaeger, that he needed to go home. Jaeger pressed him to go to the hospital, but Arthur insisted he just needed time to recover, so they drove back to the store in Mathews. Meanwhile, they called the store and told manager Faye Respress what was happening. Respress said she called for an ambulance, and when the van arrived at the shop, Arthur was clearly in distress. He was rocking back and forth and holdin...