People You Know That Died At A Young Age

[jasonbigley]

My grandma died of cancer at the age of 55. I was 6 when she died. So tragic. She was a real sweet lady who loved church and her family.

A lady friend that was friends with me and my dad died of cancer october 2011 at the age of 55. A couple of weeks before she died, she was actually getting better to the point where she was going to go back to work, then poof she got sick again real fast and died.

My uncle died at the age of 53. He had muscular distrophy all his life. Early on when he was younger, he could walk around town. Then the last 10 years of his life, he was in a motorized wheelchair and to the point he could no longer walk and had to even be lifted out of his chair into bed, etc.

Someone I used to go to school with (a grade below me) died in a car accident 2 years ago at the age of 22.

My 1st and second grade teacher died of cancer 6 years ago at the age of 50. She really loved teaching. She would take our class to the corner market every now and then to get ice cream.

[Family Ties Forever!]

A friend of mine died in November 1999 at age 21 from a blood clot in her leg.

[spunkygirl]

my brother his wife and stepson died young, my cousin was only 9 months older than me and passed away and my other cousin died at 18 from a car wreck.

my mom died when she was 32.

[Mr. Television]

My 3rd grade teacher died in a car accident with her father. She was in her 20's. I was in 5th grade at the time. I remember the whole school was closed on the day of her funeral. Very sad. She was one of my favorite teachers.

A schoolmate of mine died of cancer a few years ago. I learned about it online. He was a very nice guy. He was in his 40's.

I never knew him but my Maternal Grandfather died from a heart attack in his mid 50's.

[Penny Lane]

My 17 year old cousin and her girlfriend were hit by a train on their way home from shopping for prom dresses. No one knows how it happened.Practically the whole school showed up for the funeral. She was very well liked.

[Retro4Life]

The son of my brother's friend was killed at 17 in a car vs. train accident. Just a few days later, I was involved in an accident on that same road...I wasn't injured, but the car (driven by another guy) went right up to the edge of a steep embankment after skidding on the ice. If we'd have gone over we could easily have died.

A co-worker just died at age 40, from ovarian cancer. She lived life to the fullest, loved to party, go out, etc. It still seems hard to believe she's gone.

My uncle died at age 45, from liver damage.

Since this is a bit of a depressing topic (no offense to the original poster), I'd also like to add that my great, great aunt lived to be 100, one of my grandma's was 88 when she passed, and I had a great aunt that lived to be 94 (though she was in a bad way for years before that).

[Leigh Ann]

My best friend died in 4th grade, and it still stings a little to see her picture on my desk.

And my uncle died just days before 9/11, and he was in his 40s, I think.

[Ihavealife2uknow]

A girl I grew up with who lived by me who I hung out with quite a bit was hit by a SUV in 2004. She was only 15. I haven't talked to anyone in her family in years but it's still really weird and sad to know she's not alive.

[Ohio8]

September 1984: Steve W., a friend who was in his early 30s. Suicide.
June 1985: John, a cousin in Cleveland who died at 47 from a heart attack.
April 1987: Vic, a friend in Mayfield Heights. Cancer at 26.

April 1999: Steve S., a friend/classmate. Suicide at 37.
June 2001: Jeff, friend. Automobile accident. age 40.
July 2001: Wayne, friend/classmate. Accidental; 40.

December 2001: Evette, friend/classmate. She fell down the stairs in her house at a Christmas Eve holiday party. She was 40.
April 2006: Jill, friend. Breast cancer at 43.

[Zoneboy]

1980, cousin at 18 in a car accident
1981, 2 classmates in separate car accidents (both 17)
1983, classmate at 18 (accidental shooting)
1983, classmate at 18 (car accident)
1984, classmate (20) was killed when a drunk smashed into his motorcycle in NY
1984, cousin (18) in a car accident with a logging truck
1988, friend and classmate of my brother at 22 (car accident)
2008, cousin (42) from a staph infection
2009, classmate at 45 (cause unknown)
2012, classmate and childhood friend at 48 (cause unknown)

[ZeldaGilroy]

My older sister Regina died in a motorcycle accident with her boyfriend in 1979. She was 16. I was only 3 years old and I honestly don't remember much about her. I wonder what she would be like now if she had not died so young.

[Janice]

1973, my uncle committed suicide (age 33)
1974, my cousin was murdered (age 28)
1976, a HS friend drowned (age 17)
1991, my sister overdosed (age 35)
1996, my husband's niece overdosed (age 27)
2002, my husband's cousin died from complications of diabetes (age 52)
2003, my cousin died from a cerebral hemorrhage (age 58)
2003, my other sister died of a heart attack (age 49)
2005, my brother-in-law died of a heart attack (age 58)
2006, my cousin died. her body rejected a kidney transplant (age 57)
2007, her sister, my other cousin, died from Lou Gehrig's disease (age 55)
2008, my friend and my husband's BF 40+ years died from pancreatic cancer (age 54)
2012, just heard my ex-BF's wife died. (age 52)

[Family Ties Forever!]

Wow, I'm sorry you have lost so many people at a young age Janice.

[JamesG]

Somebody I went to high school with died at 20 back in 2004. He was born with many problems and his growth was stunted.

His younger brother then died at 20 in 2006 from the same condition.


Somebody I went to college with (I wasn't friends w/ him but I knew of him) died at 24 in 2006 after being hit by a car.


April 1, 2012 somebody I knew from the neighborhood died at 24 from diabetes and other health problems. He was over 200lbs. at 5'5".

[The Flying Dutchmans]

My younger Brother died at the age of 12. He was murdered. My older Brother died at the age of 23 of complications from a motorcycle accident. Infact. Below is a story about my younger brother Scott Fowler. They think his spirit haunts the park where he was murdered

. http://www.hauntin.gs/John-Anson-For...ed-States_1378