Thought I'd take stock of how busy the Grim Reaper has been this year.

[shadowknows69]

As far as friends and family and family or friends of friends. He filled his quota this year for sure. Just to keep it straight in my own head here goes.

-J, long time friend of my wife and me died in a car accident
-One of my best friend's uncles died far too young.
-The wife of a long time neighbor of my best friend fell down the stairs on T-giving and died
-Two daughters, one recently married and pregnant, of my wife's co-worker killed in car accident.
-An old radio colleague of mine and my wife died of lung cancer.
-My friend "Jack" committed suicide the day before thanksgiving.
-A friend of the wife of my best friend up list died two days ago of suicide
-Another co-worker of my wife's died today after a long painful battle with cancer.
-My wife's brother's best friend was murdered in cold blood two weeks ago.
-The ex-husband of an old friend of my wife died a few months ago. He was in his late forties early fifties at most.
-An old fan of my radio show and occasional drinking buddy died in his sleep.

That's all I can come up with off the top of my head. Trying to keep track because it's getting too ridiculous to keep track of.

Oh, and did I mention all the troops that died for two pointless wars. Two of them were neighbors of my mother.

Hope your lists aren't as long. I hope death has had her fill for a while and maybe we can start 2010 with some hope.

[Burma Jones]

1. Some very aged members of our Family passed on this year

In February, my Grandmother died a month shy of her 102nd Birthday.

My Wife's Great Aunt died last month at 96.

Otherwise, knock wood, we're plugging along......

[rfranklin]

2. They were so young!

sounds like you have some longevity in your family genes.

[Burma Jones]

3. The trick is quitting smoking........

some time in your 70s........

[shadowknows69]

5. Really? You're going to turn this thread into that?

[shadowknows69]

9. Didn't see previous post for context ignore that.

[StarfarerBill]

4. I'm sorry for your losses, Shadow.

I lost my last aunt out of eight this year, not long before I moved back here; I'd hoped to see her, but alas...

[Kookaburra]

6. My condolences, shadow. I've lost a few this year too

My brother died from an infection and defective valve in his heart
My friend D died from pancreatic cancer
My childhood nanny died from complications of COPD
And 2 neighbors lost to cancer

It's been a rough year.

[Cetacea]

7. My condolences. Too many people.

I hope that you can enjoy the holidays in some measure.

[jobycom]

8. Condolences. Wow, that's a lot to bear in a year.

I hope you get a break, too. :hug:

I've lost three close enough to really affect me. That's high for my life.
--My mother's cousin Theone, who was like an aunt to me, died in January or early February. We spent a lot of Christmases at her house, and she always bought us cool presents, which was a big deal considering how poor my parents were back then. She was five years older than my mother.
--Paul, the husband of another of my mother's cousins, died last month. This cousin, the one who died in January, and another who died tragically young fifteen years ago were close friends, so we spent a lot of time with these families.
--The day after the funeral for Paul, Sterling, the widower of the cousin who died in January, died.

[Odin2005]

10. I lost my stepdad and my grandmother.

:cry: