I’m struggling here. Last Friday, September 9th, a local officer died of a blood clot suddenly at the age of 33. His service was two days ago and this really hit me hard. His family was very close with my family, I’m 28 and we only met a few times and just knew of each other. His service was attended my many, local law enforcement, firefighters and EMTs were all there.

The funeral service was very touching and the burial was even more touching. The 21 gun salute, the missing man formation of the helicopter fly over and then the last call from dispatch was heart wrenching.

This whole thing has hit me so hard. At the age of 28, you feel that you’re invincible and that you have nothing to worry about health wise. I just can’t believe someone so young lost his life so quickly. When I heard the news that he died, the first thing I thought was in the line of duty. I never thought it would be from this.

His parents, as expected, were devastated. I really was hit hard when I saw his 90 year old grandmother in tears, just tore me up.

Cherish life, cherish those in your life .. one day we will all be gone and all that will be left is a memory of us. I’ve been so incredibly destroyed over this and I barely knew him. I know time will heal but it truly has been an eye opener. Thanks for listening..
Nothing like losing someone young to make you realize how short life is
My condolences to their family, it’s so tragic when a young person dies due to health issues.

How true that is. I am still just in shock over all of this. I know life goes on, but it’s just so difficult.

It’s very tragic indeed. This family is just destroyed but I know they realize they must go on. My heart hurts for them.

When I was 10, my next door neighbor’s daughter, and our baby sitter, was killed by a drunk driver in her very early 20s. Even though I was young, attending the funeral and memorial service helped… but it’s the kind of thing that is never going to be "okay." You just have to chin-up, take it as an opportunity to count the blessing in your life, and cope as best you can until it starts getting a little easier.
I’m sorry for your loss, but it really says something about your personality/character that the loss of an acquaintance has hit you so hard. I’m only* 24 and yet I have become extremely aware of how fragile my life is and how fast I’m aging. Most of the people on TV that everyone seems to care about are my age or younger. High schoolers look like little kids to me.

Just take some time to digest everything that is going through your brain right now and never waste a day of your life.

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