Never read the obits you never know who you may find

The other day mom was reading the obituaries in the local papers, making sure that she and my dad weren't in them, when she read out a name which surprised and saddened me. 'David Cipriani, age 58, of Atco passed away she read out loud. Little Davey Cipriani? My playmate when we were old enough to toddle around? The boy next door? I'll have to hunt our some old photos of us together and post them. They moved away and the families lost touch. I remember going to their house at Xmas, they had the best tree and decorations. He will be missed.

I was looking up his obituary on-line to see what he got up to after he left the neighborhood and never knew that I was looking on the wrong newspaper site, well, it's not my fault that my parents get 2 local papers, when I sat there and started reading in shock.

"Paul Eugene Fach, resident of Pitman, suddenly on May 23, 2008 at the age of 57". We went to high school together. I cried. Paul was a quiet really sweet guy. I was surprised to see that he had married the 'girl who lived across the street' who also was a fellow classmate, Cathy McKinley. Cathy and I were in the marching band and band together. They were married for 27 years and have 3 children and 3 grandchildren.

We are much too young to be dying. I wonder how many obituaries I have missed living in England? How many of my classmates and friends have passed without me knowing? I really regret that I can't go to our high school 40th year reunion this year.

Davey and Paul, you will be missed, rest in peace.