My best friend from elementary school died of cancer. (age 28)
I had to turn around on a hiking trip after rangers closed the trail to recover the body of a guy who fell off a cliff. (age 23)
A friend of a friend’s body was found in the Willamette River a few months ago. (age 22)
A tornado hit my hometown and killed 10 people. (various ages)
The mother of a kid at my preschool died of cancer last week. (late 30′s)
Is the big one coming? http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/big_earthquake_coming_sooner_t.html