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My mother passed away a year ago in just such a manner. She was at a 
Rainbow (for Girls, a Masonic organization, which she loved) meeting and 
at the end of the meeting (I was also there) I suddenly looked over and 
she was on the floor. We kept her with us until the doctors at the ER 
were able to assess her conditon, at which point we just let her slip 
away because that's what she would have wanted.

Just two weeks ago, dad passed away suddenly while getting ready for 
church. From all signs, he was dead before he hit the floor. At least 
both went quickly. Like you point out, hell on the relatives, but a 
wonderful way to check out. Certainly better than lying in a nursing 
home for almost 2 years like my mother's mother did. That's something 
that terrified my mother, and rightfully so.

We should all be so lucky, as the joke goes, to go peacefully in our 
sleep like dad did, and not screaming like his passengers. (At least I 
still have some sense of humor left about life.)

-Mark C

Louis C. Armer, Jr. wrote:

> To go quickly in the midst of friends and actively pursuing your
> chosen hobby..............Terrible on the living but maybe quite
> a blissful way to pass beyond.........................
>
> Chuck Armer
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> At 06:33 PM 2/11/05 -0500, you wrote:
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>> Oh gawd, do I ever remember that one, Bob! :o(
>>
>> -Mark
>>
>> Robert Marlow, Vairtec Corp. wrote:
>>
>>> At 04:38 PM 2/11/2005, kovacsmj wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Banquet was never to be forgotten. Doc, another friend had driven
>>>> out with a '64 Spyder. Doc (Dr. Collins) was not feeling to well 
>>>> and we
>>>> were a little concerned. I was sitting at the same round table with 
>>>> him
>>>> and during the middle of the usual prattling on by the head table, Doc
>>>> disappeared from view.
>>>>
>>>> We immediately called for a medic and 3-4 people were literally 
>>>> jumping
>>>> over tables and around people to help. They rushed the good Dr. to the
>>>> nearest hospital with me riding shotgun. Upon arrival he was flat 
>>>> lined.
>>>> When I told them that he was a Dr. They immediately renewed the
>>>> emergency responses. Doc did not make it!
>>>
>>> I also remember the Detroit banquet well.  Mark Corbin should, too.  
>>> I was the emcee, and Mark was making a presentation when the 
>>> unfortunate Dr Collins suffered his heart attack.  Some very anxious 
>>> moments, sadly with an unhappy outcome.
>>>
>>> --Bob
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert W. Marlow
>>> Vairtec@optonline.net