Too young to die

[Blondie]

An acquaintance of my DH's died Friday morning, in his sleep. His wife went to wake him up, and he was cold.

He was 43 years old and had 3 children under the age of 12.

They think it was probably a heart attack. But he was in good physical condition and played ice hockey with my DH.

Sometimes, you just never know.

RIP Mark P. Arens

Mark Phillip Arens, 43, of Fredericksburg died Friday, Nov. 15, 2002, at Mary Washington Hospital. He was an analyst with the Joint Warfare Analysis Center at Dahlgren. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, having served in Desert Storm and Just Cause. Currently, he was a lieutenant colonel with the Marine Corps Reserves and was a member of Spotsylvania Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include his wife, Katherine L. Arens, a daughter, Christina Marie Arens, and two sons, Patrick Michael and Daniel Mark Arens, all of the home; and two brothers, Thomas and Robert Arens, both of Florissant, Mo.

A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg, with the Rev. Alan R. Hager officiating. Burial will follow in Quantico National Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Spotsylvania Presbyterian Church, 11121 Leavells Road, Fredericksburg, Va. 22407. Online guest book at www.covenantfuneralservice .com

*edited to add the obituary*

 

[olena]

That is sad....

Kinda sounds like what happened to Daryl Kile.

 

[Pixie Power!]

That is so sad!

 

[browneyes]

I'm sorry to hear about your dh's acquaintance.

 

[Boots]

Saying a prayer for his family.

 

[NHAnn]

That is so sad.

 

[helenabear]

That is so sad My prayers are with the family and all who loved him.

 

[Tony-NJ]

So sad and so young.

 

[Krisu]

So sad Makes you think of your priorities. It's true when they say "don't sweat the small stuff" Another wise thing I heard was "If money can fix it..it's not a problem"

 

[Kitty 34]

How sad, Blondie. That reminds me of a Mom here in our small town who died in her sleep a couple of years back. She was only 38. What was sad was her kids found her in the morning after their dad went to work.

 

[zurgswife]

That's sad.....

 

[snowwhitemom]

 

[#1 Disney Fan]

That's so sad Blondie.

 

[Saffron]

That is so sad. I'm sorry Blondie. My heart goes out to his family.

 

[EROS]

I learned looooooooooong ago that there's nothing "fair" about life. We ALL hang by a string. My condolences to your DH.....

 

[chelsea&austinsmom]

So sad.

 

[disfanatiks]

Life is really so short. I am sorry to hear about this loss.

 

[Dan Murphy]

So very sorry to hear of this young man's passing, Blondie. My prayers go out to his family and my condolences to your husband and his other friends.

 

[p-nut]

Very sad. My thoughts and prayers are with you and his family.

 

[nativetxn]

Very sad