Hello, It is sad to hear of another "sudden death" on the genealogy Lists. We tend to forget how many "senior citizens" participate on the Lists - for one thing. But, heart attacks which cause immediate deaths are - another thing - and they can happen to any one at any age. My husband was working a 45-yr.-old man earlier this month and he said, By, on Friday afternoon. The man went home said, Hi, to his wife and young children, took a shower, ate supper, and "dropped dead." Sudden heart attack which caused immediate death. My father had his first heart attack at Age 45; it was serious, but, for whatever reason, he survived it, only to have a 2nd one a couple years later. He again survived, and "then" decided to take better care of himself. Going back a few years my husband at Age 9 watched one of his grandmothers "drop dead" and he was quickly shuffled out of the room. One of my great-grandfathers was sitting at the supper table when he "dropped dead." He was 55 and it was probably a Stroke. I used to know a woman in my town in the 1980's whose husband, probably in his 40's "choked to death" - at the supper table in front of his wife and children. My favorite aunt almost "choked to death" while in her 50's, but my father was nearby and was able to rescue her - his sister-in-law. I'm watching the news this morning, and a 9-yr-old boy was killed when he accidentally shot himself with an "automatic weapon" at a "pumpkin shoot." IF these "sudden deaths" at any age are still happening now, how many times did they happen in our ancestors' lives? Also on the news this morning (Boston, MA) is the reported death of a baby, near Age 2. "SIDS" has probably been around since the beginning of time. And, my husband's other grandmother was pregnant with twins when her husband was killed in a car accident. She delivered a month later, but both boys died before they were 2. She told her grandson that she believed that the "milk" had killed them, probably suffocating them. Sorry to discuss such .. sad circumstances .. on a Monday morning, but ... things happen ! :o( I hope everyone has a week of .. happy things ! Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) List Administrator