Im so sorry for your loss Elphie. Even though you didn't really know him, it effects you more than you realize.
2 kids from my graduating class have died.... One while we were still in school (junior year, actually). I wasn't friends with him, but everyone in school knew him. The school as a whole (teachers and students) was a mess for days. He was only 17.
The other student was a neighbor and aquaintance of mine. He passed out while driving to work one morning the year after graduation... wrapped his car around a telephone pole. He was 19.
It's so sad to see kids die so young, but I do believe there's a "master plan" for everyone. My prayers are with his family.
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