We have a great daily newspaper in our rural county. Out of curiosity, I spent an hour looking at their online obituaries to see if I saw an increase in deaths in younger people. And I didn’t have to wade too far. In just two months, there were 60 pages of obituaries, a majority “unexpected” deaths and scores of 30, 40 and 50 year olds. Some seemed to be very short cancers. Some admitted the person had died of a stroke. And I don’t know how an 11-year old dies unexpectedly at home, but there it was.

Of course, this was not a surprise to me, but it’s sad to see neighbors, our realtor, and other young people In the obits. We don’t have a high population to begin with.

God bless em all. Let’s not let their deaths be in vain.