Went to a wake on Friday

ben62670
ben62670 Posts: 15,969
edited November 2010 in The Clubhouse
A friend of mine passed away at the age of 38. He went up to bed and never woke up. At the funeral home the parking lot was full. It's real good to have seen all the support for his family. I knew his parents a bit. I just can't imagine having to bury their son at that age, and without warning. I'm still a little shaken about it. Please send out prayers for his friends and family.
Thanks
Ben
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Thanks
Ben
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited November 2010
    Wow. So young. Prayers sent.
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited November 2010
    That really sucks Ben. 38 is just way to young, and I can imagine how hard that must be on his family and friends. Just in time for the holidays too. You just never know when your number is up. Live every day like it might be your last, and don't forget to tell those you love that you love them.
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    messiah, November 23rd, 2010
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2010
    Thanks Dave it means a lot. Their son passed away just before ThanksGiving and the service was the day after. I lost one of my favorite aunts on Thanksgiving and all I can think about is how her kids feel every year. It is tough when this stuff hits on the Holidays.
    Ben
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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    Ben
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited November 2010
    Lost one of my sisters just before Christmas a few years back so I can definitely sympathize. Sucks to lose someone but around the Holiday's is even worse.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2010
    Prayers sent for the family Ben. What was the cause? 38 is an odd age to die in one's sleep. Too, too young!
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited November 2010
    Prayers sent.
    engtaz

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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,698
    edited November 2010
    Prayers sent; 38 years old is way too young.
    Sal Palooza
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,212
    edited November 2010
    messiah wrote: »
    That really sucks Ben. 38 is just way to young, and I can imagine how hard that must be on his family and friends. Just in time for the holidays too. You just never know when your number is up. Live every day like it might be your last, and don't forget to tell those you love that you love them.

    AGREED!!!! I have a funeral to go to on Tuesday for an 18 year old girl.

    Prayers set Ben!!!!!
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited November 2010
    So sorry to hear Ben. You have my condolences.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited November 2010
    Prayers sent...
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,195
    edited November 2010
    Prayers sent.

    Lost my grandfather on Thanksgiving day three years ago, my cousin had just passed away two days earlier. My dad passed away a year to the day after my cousin. I definitely view the holidays a little differently now.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2010
    The holidays seem to accentuate family deaths. My dad was supposed to go, according to the doctors, from a huge brain tumor before Thanksgiving 1979. Somehow he managed to hang on all the way to January 20, 1980 after all the holidays past. The really eery thing is that he couldn't talk any more but could scribble down a thought or two that my mom could understand. He wrote after New Years Day that he was going to stay until after he watched the Superbowl with me one last time. He passed 15 minutes before kick off. He had the heart of a lion!!! I really miss him dearly. He was 57 at the time.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited November 2010
    abt 10 yrs ago, i knew someone who was 44 when he died...shakes you up, for sure! 38, man!
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